THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL

THE TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL
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TRANSTHEORETICAL MODEL (TTM)
According to Velicer et el (1994), Transtheoretical Model (TTM) is a theoretical approach of analyzing how an individual may change his/her behavior. The motive of behavior change is to promote one`s health as an intervention to a health deteriorating behavior. The model is developed from the concept that an individual undergoes through intentional change through which they may acquire a new behavior or modify the problematic behavior. There is a lot of focus on the decision making of an individual.
An important principle that is used in this model is the Decisional Balance. An individual weighs the pros and cons of changing the behavior. The reflection of the experience becomes a factor in decision making. This principle has four categories of pros and cons which are the helpful gains for self and others, and approval for self and others and instrumental cost to self and others, and instrumental costs to self and others.
Another principle that can derive the Transtheoretical Model is Self-efficacy/Temptations construct. According to Bandura (1977), an individual can have confidence that they can be able to cope with high-risk situations without slipping back to their unhealthy or high-risk habit. The Situational Temptation Measure illustrates the momentum of...