title: Predicting parental sunscreen use: Disentangling the role of action planning in the intention-behavior relationship.
abstract: Structural equation modeling was used to examine antecedents of parental sunscreen use (N = 436) in a longitudinal design. The influence of a volitional planning cognition was assessed in several path models, investigating potential mediation and moderation of the intention-behavior relationship. Premotivational and motivational variables accounted for 55.1% of the variance in intention to use sunscreen. Intention emerged as the most powerful predictor of behavior, followed by action planning and self-efficacy expectations, together explaining 35.4% of parental sunscreen use after five months. Strong support was found for both mediating and moderating influences of action planning on the intention-behavior relationship. Action planning also partially mediated the impact of self-efficacy on behavior. The results support theoretical considerations to add postintentional cognitions to current health behavior models. Although action planning is an important component in the transition from intention to behavior, the impact of intention and of other premotivational and motivational variables should not be overlooked when developing health educational interventions.
authors.affiliation: a School for Public Health and Primary Care (Caphri) , Department of Health Education and Health Promotion , Maastricht University , The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Liesbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Van Osch
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reubsaet
authors.forename: Lilian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lechner
authors.forename: Math
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Candel
authors.forename: Liesbeth
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mercken
authors.forename: Hein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De Vries
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents
keywords: Sun protection; action planning; intention–behavior gap; mediation; moderation; self-regulation