Gambling is an important public health concern. To better understand gambling behavior, we conducted a classroom-based survey that assessed the role of the theory of planned behavior (TPB; i.e., intentions, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and attitudes) in past-year gambling and gambling frequency among college students. Results from this research support the utility of the TPB ...

background : cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the world and the most common cancer in developing countries. pap smear is and effective tool that can prevent death due to cervical cancer . the aim of this study was to determine the factors related to doing regular pap-smear test based on the theory of planned behavior . methods : in this cross-sectional study, cond...

background: the retention rates are important factors in methadone maintenance treatment. this study was performed with aims to determine the attitude and subjective norms in methadone treatment maintenance among kohgilouyeh and boyer ahmad’s province addict who referred addiction treatment centers. methods: this research was a cross-sectional study that done among men’s addicted who are receiv...

The aim of this study was to identify factors affecting HIV risk reduction among 150 Black and 150 White South Africans chosen by systematic random sampling. Main outcome measures included sexual behavior and condom use, knowledge about correct condom use, intention of condom use, behavioural norms, attitudes, normative beliefs, and subjective norms about condoms, HIV/AIDS health beliefs, and H...

Knowledge sharing, which is critical for the strategic utilization of knowledge resources for the benefit of the organization, can only take place when both knowledge contribution and knowledge seeking exist. However, most previous research has focused on only one side of this process – knowledge contribution motivations. This is despite the fact that various barriers to knowledge seeking and r...

this study aims to explore the relationship between entrepreneurial behavior and tacit knowledge sharing through 314 questionnaires provided by university incubators. for data analysis, pearson correlation is used. the study has found that there are meaningful relationships between entrepreneurial behavior and tacit knowledge sharing in university incubators. existing research has concentrated ...

Introduction: Recognizing the determinants of behavior plays amajor role in identification and application of effective strategiesfor encouraging individuals to follow the intended pattern ofbehavior. The present study aimed to analyze the universitystudents’ behaviors regarding the amenability to dress code, usingthe theory of reasoned action (TRA).Methods: In this cross sectional study, 472 s...

This study aims to examine the mediating effects of top managers’ environmental commitment (EC) between three key variables (i.e., subjective norms, perceived benefits, and knowledge) adoption green practices in Malaysian hotels. also evaluates direct linkages among these variables. A total 147 hotel managers returned completed valid questionnaires. The participants consisted managers, such as ...