Motivation and behavior
Pag 2
Com-b model
Capability, motivation, opportunity and behavior
Behavior;
Take the bike <–> go by car
Motivation;
You want to do something, bcs you like biking/ you want to save the climate or you have a
habit of taking the bike
Even if the motivation is there, there is even a chance that you don’t do the behavior
Capability;
You need to physical capability to be able to ride a bike
Opportunity;
You have a bike, if you don’t owe you, you aren’t able
=>You need to have the 3 things or the behavior will be unlikely
e.g.; smoking - If you are disgust from a smell, your motivation will be there to not start
smoking. this is an automatic way through your emotions
->passes by a bakery and smell croissants
e.g.; if you created a habit, putting on your seatbelt
If you think about it, motivation is when the sign goes on when you didn’t put it on
If you did it anyway (without thinking), it’s a habit
e.g.; taking the stairs instead of the elevator
motivation; you want to safe energy / you want to stay in good health/ some people have
an automatic behavior, they just take the stairs or the elevator
capability:
physical: if you are obese, you will not be capable
psychological: do you feel you can do it / do you have the knowledge to do it (you
don’t have the knowledge that exercise can make you healthier)
social opportunity: for what do you have social support?
e.g.; go to work with short
you can be motivated for that
you have the knowledge to put on a short
but you don’t have the social opportunity -> bcs your social environment doesn’t allow it
but if everybody does it or you know that they don’t care, you are more likely to do it (social
environment accepts it)
Pag 2
Com-b model
Capability, motivation, opportunity and behavior
Behavior;
Take the bike <–> go by car
Motivation;
You want to do something, bcs you like biking/ you want to save the climate or you have a
habit of taking the bike
Even if the motivation is there, there is even a chance that you don’t do the behavior
Capability;
You need to physical capability to be able to ride a bike
Opportunity;
You have a bike, if you don’t owe you, you aren’t able
=>You need to have the 3 things or the behavior will be unlikely
e.g.; smoking - If you are disgust from a smell, your motivation will be there to not start
smoking. this is an automatic way through your emotions
->passes by a bakery and smell croissants
e.g.; if you created a habit, putting on your seatbelt
If you think about it, motivation is when the sign goes on when you didn’t put it on
If you did it anyway (without thinking), it’s a habit
e.g.; taking the stairs instead of the elevator
motivation; you want to safe energy / you want to stay in good health/ some people have
an automatic behavior, they just take the stairs or the elevator
capability:
physical: if you are obese, you will not be capable
psychological: do you feel you can do it / do you have the knowledge to do it (you
don’t have the knowledge that exercise can make you healthier)
social opportunity: for what do you have social support?
e.g.; go to work with short
you can be motivated for that
you have the knowledge to put on a short
but you don’t have the social opportunity -> bcs your social environment doesn’t allow it
but if everybody does it or you know that they don’t care, you are more likely to do it (social
environment accepts it)
