Introduction The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) is a social-cognition model of health behavior suggesting that health behavior change is a process that consists of a motivational phase and a volitional phase. The motivational phase is the process in which an individual forms an intention to either adopt a precautionary action or change risk behaviors in favor of others. The subsequent vo...

Two studies examined whether volitional resources can shield implicit self-evaluation against the autonomy-undermining influence of external demands. Volitional resources were operationalized as individual differences in action orientation (Kuhl & Beckmann, 1994). Implicit self-evaluation was assessed via an adaptation of the affective priming task (Fazio, 2001). In Study 1, a threatening visua...

Abstract In this paper I critically engage with Pauline Kleingeld’s ‘volitional self-contradiction’ interpretation of Kant’s formula universal law. make three remarks: first, seek to clarify what it means for a contradiction be volitional as opposed logical; second, suggest that her might need closer Korsgaard’s ‘practical contradiction’ than she thinks; and third, more work needs done explain ...

The Measure Athletes’ Volition consists of 23 items that measure six elements of volitional competences. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether a subset of these items could form a short version of the scale; to provide evidence for the structural validity and internal consistency of the short version; and to test validity issues of the new scale. A total of 831 individuals fro...

OBJECTIVE To examine rates of volitional and accidental nonadherence, and explore potential differential associations of each with disease activity and quality of life (QOL), in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS One hundred families (100 parents, 78 adolescents) recruited from a large Midwestern children's hospital reported on the child's medication nonadherenc...

Cognitive vocal control is indispensable for human language. Frontal lobe areas are involved in initiating purposeful vocalizations, but their functions remain elusive. We explored the respective roles of frontal lobe areas in initiating volitional vocalizations. Macaques were trained to vocalize in response to visual cues. Recordings from the ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (vlPFC), the anteri...

Many individuals are motivated to improve their physical activity levels, but often fail to act upon their intention. Interventions fostering volitional strategies, such as action planning, coping planning, and self-efficacy beliefs, can help to translate intentions into behavior. This study examines the effectiveness and the mechanisms of a combined planning and self-efficacy intervention to p...