Title:
A test of the Health Belief Model: the ability of barriers, benefits, susceptibility, and severity perceptions to predict parental adherence to pediatric assessment recommendations
Author:
Dana M. Lau
Committee Member:
Heather Lyons
Committee Member:
Alison Papadakis
Committee Member:
Mary Jo Coiro
Degree Granting Institution:
Loyola University Maryland--College of Arts and Sciences
Place:
Baltimore (Md.)
Publisher:
Loyola University Maryland
Date Created:
2006
Type of Resource:
text
Genre:
thesis
Language:
eng
Format:
application/pdf
Physical Form:
electronic
Digital Source:
reformatted digital
Abstract:
This study explored the utility of the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a predictor of parents' adherence to recommendations made by psychologists after a psychoeducational evaluation. The target samples were 40 parents seeking psychological assessment for their school-aged children aged 5 to 18. As part of this investigation, I hypothesized that each construct of the HBM would be associated with adherence to recommendations made after a psychological assessment. First, perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, and perceived benefits did not predict overall adherence to recommendations. Second, perceived barriers to completing recommendations was the only variable that significantly predicted overall adherence rates. Lastly, the overall model was significant; indicating that the perceived combined relation between perceived severity, perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits, and barriers was a salient predictor of overall rate of adherence. In conclusion, this study has clinical implications for children and families receiving mental health services. Clinicians should more actively integrate a barrier assessment into the feedback session following a psychological evaluation.
Subject:
Health Belief Model
Subject:
Health behavior
Subject:
Adherence Determinants Questionnaire
Subject:
General Adherence Scale
Subject:
Electronic books
Subject:
Electronic dissertations
Degree:
Doctor of Clinical Psychology
Level:
Doctoral
Discipline:
Psychology
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Identifier:
LauD-10
