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Open AccessMonitoring the evolution of individuals’ flood-related adaptive behaviors over time: two cross-sectional surveys conducted in the Province of Quebec, Canada
Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and intensity of floods in the province of Quebec, Canada. Therefore, in 2015, to better monitor the level of adaptation to flooding of Quebec residents li...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a behavioral index for adaptation to lyme disease
Recent evidence suggests that climate change and other factors are leading to the emergence of Lyme disease in the province of Quebec, where it previously did not exist. As risk areas expand further north, the...
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Adoption of flood-related preventive behaviours by people having different risks and histories of flooding
The increase in the frequency of floods, which is a projected consequence of climate change, can have wide-ranging health and economic impacts. To cope with these floods and to reduce their impacts, households...
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Using the theory of planned behavior to identify key beliefs underlying heat adaptation behaviors in elderly populations
As the literature on heat tolerance suggests that the elderly are generally more heat-intolerant and suffer more from the substantial impacts of excessive heat on human health, exacerbated by their higher rate...
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Open AccessTelephone versus web panel National Survey for monitoring adoption of preventive behaviors to climate change in populations: a case study of Lyme disease in Québec, Canada
To monitor the adoption of climate change adaptive behaviors in the population, public health authorities have to conduct national surveys, which can help them target vulnerable subpopulations. To ensure relia...
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Open AccessDeterminants of coaches’ intentions to provide different recommendations on sports nutrition to their athletes
Coaches are considered as an important source of nutrition information by their athletes. However, their knowledge in this area is often insufficient for proper guidance and may lead to the dissemination of mi...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of five behavioral indices of flood adaptation
In the current context of climate change, climate forecasts for the province of Quebec (Canada) are a lengthening of the thunderstorm season and an increase in episodes of intense precipitations. These changes...
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Open AccessA multilevel analysis to explain self-reported adverse health effects and adaptation to urban heat: a cross-sectional survey in the deprived areas of 9 Canadian cities
This study identifies the characteristics and perceptions related to the individual, the dwelling and the neighbourhood of residence associated with the prevalence of self-reported adverse health impacts and a...
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Open AccessAn adaptation index to high summer heat associated with adverse health impacts in deprived neighborhoods
Socially and materially disadvantaged urban areas present a group of factors strongly correlated with high heat and humidity adverse health effects, particularly in densely populated cities where the heat isla...
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Gender Differences in Psychosocial Determinants of University Students’ Intentions to Buy Fair Trade Products
This study examined gender differences in university students’ intentions to buy fair trade (FT) products through the lens of the moral norm extended theory of planned behaviour (TPB). Data were obtained from ...
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Open AccessUse of residential wood heating in a context of climate change: a population survey in Québec (Canada)
Wood heating is recommended in several countries as a climate change (CC) adaptation measure, mainly to increase the autonomy of households during power outages due to extreme climatic events. The aim of this ...
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Understanding the Use of a Community-Based Drive-Home Service after Alcohol Consumption among Young Adults
To know and understand the intention of young adults to use, during the Christmas and New Year's period, the community drive-home service after drinking alcohol, that is, to phone for oneself when they are the...
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The pattern of influence of perceived behavioral control upon exercising behavior: An application of Ajzen's theory of planned behavior
The aim of the present studies was to verify the basic assumptions underlying the theory of planned behavior for the prediction of exercising intentions and behavior among adults of the general population (stu...
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The reliability of constructs derived from attitude-behavior theories: an application of generalizability theory in the health sector
Theories of reasoned action, interpersonal behavior and self-efficacy have been frequently used for research into health-related behavior. The present study investigated two methods for assessing the reliabili...
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The importance of selecting appropriate adjective pairs for measuring attitude based on the semantic differential method
The aim of this study is to verify whether a given semantic differential scale is appropriate for measuring attitudes toward four health-related behaviors: smoking cigarettes; using oral contraceptives; breast...
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A comparison of the Fishbein and Ajzen and the Triandis attitudinal models for the prediction of exercise intention and behavior
The main purpose of the study was to compare the efficiency of the Fishbein and Ajzen and the Triandis models to predict (1) the intention to participate regularly in some physical activities during free time ...
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Prediction of leisure-time exercise behavior: A path analysis (LISREL V) model
In an attempt to understand the inherent process underlying the regular practice of physical activity, the relationships among subjective norm, attitude, habit, intention, and future behaviors have been invest...
