Does Socioeconomic Status Moderate the Relationship Between Health Cognitions and Behaviors?: a Comment on Conner et al.

Abstract

The paper of Conner et al. [1] illustrates the growing interest in health psychology towards a better understanding of the (cognitions) intention–behavior gap. In one of the first publication to observe this problem [2], it was revealed that a significant proportion of individuals who had positive intentions regarding the regular practice of physical activity (37.8 %) were still inactive at follow-up. In the scientific literature, this phenomenon is now known as the “intention–behavior gap” [3]. As mentioned by Conner et al. [1], most social theories assume that the influence of external factors (e.g., availability of resources) on behavior is mediated by cognitions. We agree, but one exception is the Theory of Interpersonal Behavior [4]. This theory assumes interaction effects (moderating role) between intention and behavior for variables named facilitating factors such as income, availability of resources, etc. Obviously, in the future, more attention should be given to the theoretical assumptions underlying the causal link between intention and behavior as specified in this theory.

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