background & aim: despite the advantages of natural childbirth and complications associated with cesarean section, rate of cesarean delivery has increased dramatically in recent years. therefore, appropriate training is essential to reducing this trend. this study aimed to evaluate the effects of training about the benefits of natural childbirth on the attitude and intention to select the mode ...

Research has examined information technology (IT) discontinuance within organizational and consumer contexts with various explanations for this phenomenon. Unfortunately, these explanations are based on the assumption of stability of technology usage, and, therefore, not applicable for explaining the behavior of technology users who have experienced interruptions during technology usage. This s...

this research offers a comprehensive model to investigate the relationships between services quality, hedonic affect, perceived value and behavioral intentions. the purpose of this study is to build a broader understanding of the determinants of customer satisfaction and behavioral intentions throughout the restaurant services by incorporating the perceptions of hedonic affect in service delive...

Activity scheduling mechanism plays a critical role in the correct behaviour of BDI agents. For example, a robotic agent to serve at home should carry out the right activities at the right times. However the scheduling of deliberation about new beliefs and the scheduling of intention execution have not been carefully studied in most BDI systems. Usually if there is any differentiation of urgenc...

Ticket pricing in professional sports is transitioning from a cost-based to demand-based approach. It has been argued that consumer perceptions of fairness regarding demand-based ticket pricing could influence purchase decisions. Perceptions of unfair pricing practices can lead to dissatisfaction and negatively affect purchase behavior. However, familiarity with demand-based pricing strategies ...

Objectives: Patients with schizophrenia are characterized with deficiencies in various aspects of social functioning. Given the relationship between social functioning deficits and relapse in these patients, identification of underlying factors is of significant importance. Thus, in this study, the contribution of each dimension of social cognition (Emotion Perception [EP], Theory of Mind [ToM]...

Prospective memory (PM) among older adults has been shown to be influenced by frontal lobe (FL) function. An implementation intention (e.g., 'if situation X occurs, I will do Y') is a mnemonic strategy that may be particularly beneficial for individuals with low-FL function, as it has been suggested that implementation intentions produce heightened accessibility to environmental cues, and autom...

OBJECTIVES The present research investigated whether Temporal Self-Regulation Theory (TST) can be used to help understand healthy and unhealthy eating intentions and behaviour. DESIGN A prospective design with two waves of data collection one week apart. METHOD An online survey measured the key components of TST (i.e., connectedness, timing and valence beliefs, intentions, past behaviour, h...

Much is known about predictors of risky sexual behaviors in young adults. Little is known; however, about the contribution of temperament and how temperament interacts with context to influence sexual risk intentions and actual behaviors. Since intentions are closely linked to behavior, knowing how temperament influences these decisions is important in planning interventions. The purpose of thi...