The nurse is using the Health Belief Model to evaluate the workplace for situational influences that promote health. Which situational influence should the nurse recognize is a demand characteristic?

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Demand characteristics refer to aspects of an environment that pressure or encourage individuals to change their behavior. A no smoking policy directly demands or requires individuals to modify their behavior (in this case, to not smoke) in that environment, fitting the definition of a demand characteristic.

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