Think it, plan it, do it?
The Theory of Planned Behavior is how social psychologist explain our behavior. Through our attitudes about said behavior, the subjective norm surrounding that behavior, and our control around the behavior (Ajzen, 1991). With those things in mind, they combine together to create intention of the behavior, and then with that it will lead to the action of the behavior (Ajzen, 1991). On the attitude portion of this model, it refers to a person's positive or negative thoughts of performing a behavior (Ajzen, 1991). For example, if someone believes that exercising regularly is good for health, they are likely to have a positive attitude towards it, and if someone believes that exercising is against their religion; you can presume that they have a negative attitude for it. With subjective norms, these are ideas about whether our peers approve or disapprove of this behavior (Ajzen, 1991). To keep going with the previous example, if your friends or family encourage you to exercise, you ...