Intention—Behavior Relations: A Conceptual and Empirical Review

By P. Sheeran. 2002

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Sociology and Political Science

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Dropout intentions in PhD Studies : a comprehensive model based on interpersonal relationships and motivational resources (2015, background): “of the relationship between intentions and behavior, Sheeran (2002) reported a mean correlation of .”
Social psychological factors in lifestyle change and their relevance to policy (2007, background): “…formation also has proved effective in helping people to get started on numerous other activities including exercise behavior (Milne, Orbell, & Sheeran, 2002; Prestwich, Lawton, & Conner, 2003; Sniehotta, Scholtz, & Schwarzer, 2002), eating a low-fat diet (Armitage, 2004; Verplanken & Faes,…”
Robustness of the Theory of Planned Behavior in Predicting Entrepreneurial Intentions and Actions (2015, background): “…PBC explain 31% of the variation in subsequent behavior, which is in line with results of meta-analyses in other behavioral domains (Armitage & Conner, 2001; Sheeran, 2002), as well as on a par with the closest comparable studies in entrepreneurship (Goethner et al., 2012; Kautonen et al., 2013).”
Temporal self-regulation theory: A model for individual health behavior (2007, background): “D ow nl oa de d B y: [U ni ve rs ity o f W at er lo o] A t: 21 :1 4 11 S ep te m be r 2 00 7 in general, and health behavior in particular (Godin & Kok, 1996; Sheeran, 2002; Sutton, 1998), with some controversy over the extent to which perceived behavioral control adds incremental predictability ove”
Summary for Policymakers (2022, neutral): “The “attitude – (intention) – behaviour gap” refering to the observed lack of correlation between individuals’ expressed attitude or intentions and actual behaviour (Sheeran 2002).”
Implementation intentions in the entrepreneurial process: concept, empirical findings, and research agenda (2018, background): “In a meta-analysis of meta-analyses studying the link between intention and subsequent behavior, intention strength explained 28% of the variance in behavior and had a sample weighted average correlation of 0.53, which implies a strong substantive effect (Sheeran 2002).”
Witnessing wrongdoing: the effects of observer power on incivility intervention in the workplace (2017, methodology): “Meta-analytic research (e.g., Armitage & Conner, 2001; Sheeran, 2002) has found that the correlation between intention and behavior ranges from .40 to .82, and that intention explains 28% of the variance in actual behavior (Sheeran, 2002).”
Vicarious intergroup contact effects (2011, background): “In the absence of the possibility to measure actual behavior, behavioral intentions are a promising proxy (see Sheeran, 2002).”
Attitude Toward Entrepreneurship: Structure, Prediction from Behavioral Beliefs, and Relation to Entrepreneurial Intention (2016, background): “…be more strongly connected to intention than instrumental attitude (French et al. 2005; Kraft et al. 2005; Trafimow et al. 2004) and that attitudes explain over 50 % of the variance in intentions and intentions account for over 28 % of the variance in behavior (Kim and Hunter 1993; Sheeran 2002).”
Exploring the intention–behavior link in student entrepreneurship: Moderating effects of individual and environmental characteristics (2016, methodology): “Across a wide range of different behaviors, behavioral intentions have been identified as the most immediate predictor of actual behaviors (see the meta-analyses of Armitage & Conner, 2001; Sheeran, 2002).”
Explaining the Discrepancy between Intentions and Actions: The Case of Hypothetical Bias in Contingent Valuation (2004, background): “…photos with an African American male for a variety of purposes, approximately 40% failed to follow through (Linn, 1965), and in the health domain, between 26% and 57% of respondents failed to carry out their intentions to use condoms, to undergo a cancer screening, or to exercise (Sheeran, 2002).”
Implementation intentions and goal achievement: A meta-analysis of effects and processes (2006, methodology): “For example, Macrae, Bodenhausen, Milne, and Jetten (1994) assigned participants the goal intention of forming a nonstereotypical impression of a homeless person (or not) and asked them to provide a written statement of their impression.”