International Journal of Health Promotion and Education

Research Hotspot & Journal Scope - belief

BackgroundBoth social structures and people’s beliefs affect the diffusion of innovations, but few studies have been able to understand how these dual influences operate simultaneously.

Growing disparities of income and wealth have prompted extensive survey research to measure the effects on public beliefs about the causes and fairness of economic inequality.

Treatment and causal beliefs were also examined.

One of them is the theory of belief functions.

Perceived behavioural control, friends' group norms, role identity as future doctors, and past behaviour significantly predicted binge drinking intentions and key beliefs were identified.