Behaviors are influenced by intrapersonal, social, cultural, and physical environment variables.Ecology: interrelations between organisms and their environments Environment: space outside the individual. Environments directly influence behaviors.Constructed environments: homes worksites, local communities Natural environments: weather, geography climate. Multiple levels of environmental influences.To be useful in designing studies and interventions, the model should predict how the categories of behavior determinants interact. Interaction of influences across dimensions.Multiple dimensions of influence on behaviors Interpersonal factors, social and cultural environments, and physical environments can influence health behaviors.
This may lead to improved program effectiveness.
Ecological models provide a mechanism for linking youth, family, and resources by emphasizing a shared framework for change targeted at individual behaviors and the environment. Chris Liang and Raymond ScottClaremont YMP Steering CommitteeOctober 23, 2006Įcological Models Brief Description: Ecological Models are comprehensive health promotion models that are multifaceted, concerned with environmental change, behavior, and policy that help individuals make healthy choices in their daily lives.Įcological Models Purpose: Ecological Models address multiple levels of behavior influence, leading to a more comprehensive approach to bolstering one’s quality of life.
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