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Intention—Behavior Relations: A Conceptual and Empirical Review
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This chapter addresses two questions; how big is the “gap” between intentions and behavior, and what psychological variables might be able to “bridge” the intention–behavior gap? A meta-analysis of meta-analyses is used to quantify the gap and a conceptual analysis of intention–behavior discrepancies is presented. Research is described on the extent to which four groups of variables—behavior type, intention type, properties of intention, and cognitive and personality variables—moderate intention–behavior relations. Finally, the scope of the intention construct is discussed in the light of recent evidence concerning the role of habits and automaticity in human behavior.
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“Still, the gap between intentions and behaviors is well documented (Sheeran, 2002)”
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“The intention-behaviour gap literature suggests that stated willingness may overestimate actual repayment rates (Sheeran, 2002).”
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“These results are consistent with previous studies indicating large discrepancies between participants' self-reported intentions and their subsequent behaviour in real-world tasks (Sheeran, 2002).”
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“Since intentions explain less than 30% of the variance in behaviour across behavioural domains (Sheeran, 2002), implementation intentions have been proposed as a volitional strategy that can help bridge this gap.”
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“Since intentions explain less than 30% of the variance in behaviour across behavioural domains (Sheeran, 2002), implementation intentions have been proposed as a volitional strategy that can help bridge this gap.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Sheeran, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Sheffield (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Sheeran, Paschal
- ORCID
- Sheeran, Paschal
- Venue
- European Review of Social Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2002-01
- Volume
- 12
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-36
- ISSN
- 1046-3283 (ISSN-L)
- 1479-277X
- OpenAlex
- W2070257463
- Cited by
- 3,688
- References
- 141
- Citations by year
- 2026: 358 · 2025: 268 · 2024: 231 · 2023: 231 · 2022: 258 · 2021: 234 · 2020: 245 · 2019: 260 · 2018: 203 · 2017: 197 · 2016: 194 · 2015: 167 · 2014: 152 · 2013: 151 · 2012: 111
- FWCI
- 39.09
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Review of Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › General Decision Sciences › Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Pro-Environmental Behavior and Attitudes
- Keywords
- intention-behavior gap, behavioral intention, behavior types, cognitive factors, personality factors, habit, automaticity, moderators
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