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dct:
  version: 0.1.0
  id: intention_73dnt604
  label: "Intention"
  date: 2019-04-17
  source:
    label: "Fishbein, M. & Ajzen, I. (2010) Predicting and Changing Behavior: The Reasoned Action Approach. New York: Psychology Press."
    xdoi: "isbn:9781138995215"
    
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  definition:
    definition: "The readiness to engage in the behavior, incorporating concepts such as willingness, behavioral expectation, and trying."
    source:
      spec: pp. 43
    
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  measure_dev:
  
    instruction: "Use a likert scale to ask participants to what degree they intend to, are willing to, or plan to perform the target behavior. The items suggested in the 2010 RAA book are: 'I intend to [TARGET BEHAVIOR].' with anchors 'Definitely do not' vs 'Definitely do'; 'I will [TARGET BEHAVIOR].' with anchors 'Unlikely' vs 'Likely'; 'I am willing to [TARGET BEHAVIOR].' with anchors 'False' vs 'True'; and 'I plan to [TARGET BEHAVIOR].' with anchors 'Absolutely not' vs 'Absolutely'."
    
    source:
      spec: "p. 463"

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  measure_code:
  
    instruction: "Operationalisations that measure the degree to which a target population member has a deliberate (reasoned) plan/intention to engage in [TARGET BEHAVIOR]. For example, the items suggested in the book are: 'I intend to [TARGET BEHAVIOR].' with anchors 'Definitely do not' vs 'Definitely do'; 'I will [TARGET BEHAVIOR].' with anchors 'Unlikely' vs 'Likely'; 'I am willing to [TARGET BEHAVIOR].' with anchors 'False' vs 'True'; and 'I plan to [TARGET BEHAVIOR].' with anchors 'Absolutely not' vs 'Absolutely'."

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  manipulate_dev:
    instruction: These instructions still have to be extracted from pages 336-359 of the book.
    source:
      spec: "p. 336-359"
        
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  manipulate_code:
    instruction: ""
    source:
      spec: ""

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  aspect_dev:
    instruction: ""
    source:
      spec: ""

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  aspect_code:
    instruction: "Any expressions that somebody has the intention, goal, or plan to perform a target behavior."

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  rel:
    id: "behavior_73dnt605"
    type: "causal_influences_positive"

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