Welcome to all the new subscribers to CLICK4HP! CLICK4HP 'officially' started on May 1st 1996, with the list-serv being available since early April. There are now over 120 people from around the world who are taking part in this list-serv discussion on health promotion and the use of computer-mediated communications. We, the co-facilitators of the list-serv, hope that you will take a few minutes to let us know who you are, your interests and ideas, and a little about yourself. If you could include your e-mail address at the end of your message it would help people to get back to you directly. In the past 5 days there have been a few postings and queries from people sharing information about new publications, activity on other list-servs, programs and seeking ideas for research, presentations and practice. And delightfully, quite a few introductions to participants on the list serv! Keep those comments, ideas, questions and sign-ons coming. - Alison Stirling <[log in to unmask]> --------------------- There was an inquiry about: Theories of motivation to change behaviors, which generated several responses. Unfortunately two of those responses did not appear on the general posting due to an address error - they are copied below. ____________________________________ from [log in to unmask]> Re: Theories on motivation to change behaviors From: patricia grant higgins <[log in to unmask]> Re: Theories on motivation to change behaviors > Anyone out there that can help me a suggestion for a theory or conceptual > framework to guide research with women as to why they do what they do? > The second call for help is a theory/theories on motivation to change > poor health behaviors. Thanks. I thought this list was for discussion of the use of computer mediated communication in health promotion? This message might get a better response if sent to a list such as Health-Promotion ([log in to unmask]) or Health-for-all ([log in to unmask]). Martin... -------------------------------------------------------- Dr Martin White Senior Lecturer in Public Health Department of Epidemiology & Public Health The Medical School University of Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0)191 222 6275 Fax: +44 (0)191 222 8211 Telex: (53654) UNINEW G ------------------------------------------------------------- From Dennis Raphael <[log in to unmask]> Re: Theories on motivation to change behaviors For women: try Martha Laurence, "Womancare-Health Care" in Growing Into Age. Canadian Women's Studies, Winter 1992 (12:2) York University. Also Michelle Barnett and Mary McIntosh, The Anti-Social Family, London, 1982, Verso Press, 0-86091-052-0. (sociological analyses) Try Prochaska, J., DiClemente, C., & Norcross, J. In search of how people change: applications to addictive behaviors. American Psychologist, September, 1992. for stages of change theory. (psychological analysis) Dennis Raphael, Ph.D., C.Psych. ,Associate Professor University of Toronto, Division of Community Health Faculty of Medicine, Department of Behavioural Science McMurrich Building, Room 101 Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8 Tel: (416) 978-7567 Fax: (416) 978-2087 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] __________________________________