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Table 2 Theoretical domains and their component constructs

From: Barriers to the implementation of preconception care guidelines as perceived by general practitioners: a qualitative study

Domains

Constructs

1. Knowledge

Knowledge

Knowledge about condition/scientific rationale

Schemas, mindsets and illness representations

Procedural knowledge

2. Skills

Skills

Competence/ability/skill assessment

Interpersonal skills

Coping strategies

3. Social/professional role and identity

Identity

Professional identity/boundaries/role

Group/social identity

Social/group norms

Alienation/organisational commitment

4. Beliefs about capabilities

Self-efficacy

Control – of behaviour and material and social environment

Perceived competence

Self-confidence/professional confidence

Empowerment

Self-esteem

Perceived behavioural control

Optimism/pessimism

5. Beliefs about consequences

Outcome expectancies

Anticipated regret

Appraisal/evaluation/review

Consequences

Attitudes

Contingencies

Reinforcement/punishment/consequences

Incentives/rewards

Beliefs

Unrealistic optimism

Salient events/sensitisation/critical incidents

Characteristics of outcome expectancies – physical, social, emotional; sanctions/rewards, proximal/distal, valued/not valued, probable/improbable, salient/not salient, perceived risk/threat

6. Motivation and goals

Intention; stability of intention/certainty of intention

Goals (autonomous, controlled)

Goal/target setting

Goal priority

Intrinsic motivation

Commitment

Distal and proximal goals

Transtheoretical model and stages of change

7. Memory, attention and decision processes

Memory

Attention

Attention control

Decision making

8. Environmental context and resources

Resources/material resources (availability and management)

Environmental stressors

Person x environment interaction

Knowledge of task environment

9. Social influences

Social support

Social/group norms

Organisational development

Leadership

Team working

Group conformity

Organisational climate/culture

Social pressure

Power/hierarchy

Professional boundaries/roles

Management commitment

Supervision

Inter-group conflict

Champions

Social comparisons

Identity; group/social identity

Organisational commitment/alienation

Feedback

Conflict – competing demands, conflicting roles

Change management

Crew resource management

Negotiation

Social support: personal/professional/organisational, intra/interpersonal, society/community

Social/group norms: subjective, descriptive, injunctive norms

Learning and modelling

10. Emotion

Affect

Stress

Anticipated regret

Fear

Burn-out

Cognitive overload/tiredness

Threat

Positive/negative affect

Anxiety/depression

11. Behavioural regulation

Goal/target setting

Implementation intention

Action planning

Action planning

Self-monitoring

Goal priority

Generating alternatives

Feedback

Moderators of intention-behaviour gap

Project management

Barriers and facilitators

12. Nature of behaviours

Routine/automatic/habit

Breaking habit

Direct experience/past behaviour

Representation of tasks

 

Stages of change model