behavioural capability

ID
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BCIO:050215

Curation status
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Published
Created
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1 Dec '21

Modified
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4 Feb '25

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Definition
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A <personal capability> that includes behaviours in its realisation.

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Informal definition
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A person’s characteristics that are needed for a behaviour or to facilitate it.

Examples
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"Abilities" in the Social Ecological Model of Behaviour Change; "Ability" in the Motivation-Opportunities-Abilities; "Personal and cognitive factors" in the Social Cognitive Theory; "Behavioural skills" in the Integrated Theoretical Model for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention; "Capacity" in the Pressure System Model; "Consistent AIDS prevention" in the Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills; "Skills for involvement" in the Social Development Model; "Skills / behaviours" in the Systems Model of Behaviour Change; "Capability" in the COM-B; "Enabling factors" in the Social Ecological Model of Behaviour Change; "Adherence behavioural skills" in the Information-Motivation-Behavioural Skills Model of Adherence Behaviour; "Physical" in the Needs-Opportunity-Abilities Model

Fuzzy set
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No

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