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Overview

Icek Ajzen is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily centers on psychology and social sciences, with a focus on behavioral health and interventions. Ajzen's work spans 21 publications in psychology and 13 in social sciences, with notable subfields including applied psychology, sociology and political science, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and clinical psychology.

The main topics addressed in Ajzen's research include behavioral health and interventions, social and intergroup psychology, mental health research topics, motivation and self-concept in sports, decision-making and behavioral economics, environmental education and sustainability, and eating disorders and behaviors.

Ajzen has contributed to various scholarly venues, with a record of publications as follows:

  • Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies (3 publications)
  • Europe's Journal of Psychology (3 publications)
  • Journal of Agricultural Economics (2 publications)
  • Health Psychology (1 publication)
  • Social Science & Medicine (1 publication)

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Ajzen are:

  • The theory of planned behavior: Frequently asked questions, 2020, Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies
  • The theory of planned behavior: Selected recent advances and applications, 2020, Europe's Journal of Psychology
  • Control interactions in the theory of planned behavior: Rethinking the role of subjective norm, 2020, Europe's Journal of Psychology
  • Perceived behavioral control moderating effects in the theory of planned behavior: A meta-analysis, 2022, Health Psychology
  • Farmer Behaviour as Reasoned Action: A Critical Review of Research with the Theory of Planned Behaviour, 2020, Journal of Agricultural Economics

Frequent collaborators in Ajzen's research include:

  • Peter Schmidt (7 joint publications)
  • Francesco La Barbera (4 joint publications)
  • Sebastian Bamberg (3 joint publications)
  • Kyra Hamilton (2 joint publications)
  • Eldad Davidov (2 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • The theory of planned behavior

    Icek Ajzen

  • Belief, attitude, intention and behavior : an introduction to theory and research

    Martin Fishbein;Icek Ajzen

  • Belief, attitude, intention, and behavior : an introduction to theory and research

    Richard J. Hill;Martin Fishbein;Icek Ajzen

  • Understanding Attitudes and Predicting Social Behavior

    Icek Ajzen;Martin Fishbein

  • From Intentions to Actions: A Theory of Planned Behavior

    Icek Ajzen

  • Attitudes, Personality and Behavior

    Icek Ajzen

  • Attitude-behavior relations: A theoretical analysis and review of empirical research.

    Icek Ajzen;Martin Fishbein

  • Perceived Behavioral Control, Self-Efficacy, Locus of Control, and the Theory of Planned Behavior

    Icek Ajzen

  • Prediction of goal-directed behavior: Attitudes, intentions, and perceived behavioral control

    Icek Ajzen;Thomas J Madden

  • Predicting and Changing Behavior: The Reasoned Action Approach

    Martin Fishbein;Icek Ajzen

  • Nature and Operation of Attitudes

    Icek Ajzen

  • THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR: REACTIONS AND REFLECTIONS

    Icek Ajzen

  • The Influence of Attitudes on Behavior

    Icek Ajzen;Martin Fishbein;Sophie Lohmann;Dolores Albarracín

  • A Comparison of the Theory of Planned Behavior and the Theory of Reasoned Action

    Thomas J. Madden;Pamela Scholder Ellen;Icek Ajzen

  • Attitudes and the Attitude-Behavior Relation: Reasoned and Automatic Processes

    Icek Ajzen;Martin Fishbein

  • 5. The influence of attitudes on behavior

    Icek Ajzen;Martin Fishbein

  • Constructing a TpB Questionnaire: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations

    Icek Ajzen

  • Attitudes, Traits, and Actions: Dispositional Prediction of Behavior in Personality and Social Psychology

    Icek Ajzen

  • The theory of planned behavior: Frequently asked questions

    Icek Ajzen

  • Attitudes towards objects as predictors of single and multiple behavioral criteria.

    Martin Fishbein;Icek Ajzen

  • Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior to Leisure Choice.

    Icek Ajzen;B. L. Driver

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Fishbein
Martin Fishbein University of Pennsylvania
Dolores Albarracín
Dolores Albarracín University of Pennsylvania
Arie W. Kruglanski
Arie W. Kruglanski University of Maryland, College Park
Fong Chan
Fong Chan University of Wisconsin–Madison
Kyra Hamilton
Kyra Hamilton Griffith University
Nilanjana Dasgupta
Nilanjana Dasgupta University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amiram D. Vinokur
Amiram D. Vinokur University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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