title: Predictors of behavior change intention using health risk appraisal data.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate predictors of behavior change intention and discuss potential implications for practitioners.
  
  
  METHODS
  Health risk appraisal (HRA) data from 2 organizations were used to develop and confirm a path analysis model for predictors of intention to change behavior.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Lower self-rated health perception and higher ratings of stress corresponded to higher behavior-change intention scores. Stress was associated with poorer health perception.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Higher stress and lower perception of health status were directly associated with intention to change behavior. Incorporating stress management and awareness of health perception into health promotion strategies could enhance wellness programs by aligning programs with motivating factors.
authors.affiliation: Health Management Research Center, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA. mmarzec@umich.edu
authors.forename: Mary L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Marzec
authors.forename: Seung Pil
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: T Bettina
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Cornwell
authors.forename: Wayne N
authors.initials: WN
authors.lastname: Burton
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McMullen
authors.forename: Dee W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Edington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D032763:Behavior Control / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology