Whether an individual will adopt behaviors that promote good health or endanger their own health is predicted by the:

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The health belief model is a widely used model in health psychology that explains and predicts individual health-related behavior based on four factors: perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers. It suggests that individuals are likely to adopt a behavior that promotes good health if they believe that they are susceptible to a particular health problem, it is a serious problem, the benefits of taking action to avoid the problem outweigh the costs and barriers to action are low.

Whether an Individual Will Adopt Behaviors That Promote Good Health