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. 2012 Apr 24;7:37. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-7-37

Table 2.

The refined framework based on results of the open and closed sort tasks

Domain (definition 1 ) Constructs
1. Knowledge
Knowledge (including knowledge of condition /scientific rationale)
(An awareness of the existence of something)
Procedural knowledge
 
Knowledge of task environment
2. Skills
Skills
(An ability or proficiency acquired through practice)
Skills development
 
Competence
 
Ability
 
Interpersonal skills
 
Practice
 
Skill assessment
3. Social/Professional Role and Identity
Professional identity
(A coherent set of behaviours and displayed personal qualities of an individual in a social or work setting)
Professional role
 
Social identity
 
Identity
 
Professional boundaries
 
Professional confidence
 
Group identity
 
Leadership
 
Organisational commitment
4. Beliefs about Capabilities
Self-confidence
(Acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about an ability, talent, or facility that a person can put to constructive use)
Perceived competence
 
Self-efficacy
 
Perceived behavioural control
 
Beliefs
 
Self-esteem
 
Empowerment
 
Professional confidence
5. Optimism
Optimism
(The confidence that things will happen for the best or that desired goals will be attained)
Pessimism
 
Unrealistic optimism
 
Identity
6. Beliefs about Consequences
Beliefs
(Acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about outcomes of a behaviour in a given situation)
Outcome expectancies
 
Characteristics of outcome expectancies
 
Anticipated regret
 
Consequents
7. Reinforcement
Rewards (proximal / distal, valued / not valued, probable / improbable)
(Increasing the probability of a response by arranging a dependent relationship, or contingency, between the response and a given stimulus)
Incentives
 
Punishment
 
Consequents
 
Reinforcement
 
Contingencies
 
Sanctions
8. Intentions
Stability of intentions
(A conscious decision to perform a behaviour or a resolve to act in a certain way)
Stages of change model
 
Transtheoretical model and stages of change
9. Goals
Goals (distal / proximal)
(Mental representations of outcomes or end states that an individual wants to achieve)
Goal priority
 
Goal / target setting
 
Goals (autonomous / controlled)
 
Action planning
 
Implementation intention
10. Memory, Attention and Decision Processes
Memory
(The ability to retain information, focus selectively on aspects of the environment and choose between two or more alternatives)
Attention
 
Attention control
 
Decision making
 
Cognitive overload / tiredness
11. Environmental Context and Resources
Environmental stressors
(Any circumstance of a person's situation or environment that discourages or encourages the development of skills and abilities, independence, social competence, and adaptive behaviour)
Resources / material resources
 
Organisational culture /climate
 
Salient events / critical incidents
 
Person x environment interaction
 
Barriers and facilitators
12. Social influences
Social pressure
(Those interpersonal processes that can cause individuals to change their thoughts, feelings, or behaviours)
Social norms
 
Group conformity
 
Social comparisons
 
Group norms
 
Social support
 
Power
 
Intergroup conflict
 
Alienation
 
Group identity
 
Modelling
13. Emotion
Fear
(A complex reaction pattern, involving experiential, behavioural, and physiological elements, by which the individual attempts to deal with a personally significant matter or event)
Anxiety
 
Affect
 
Stress
 
Depression
 
Positive / negative affect
 
Burn-out
14. Behavioural Regulation
Self-monitoring
(Anything aimed at managing or changing objectively observed or measured actions)
Breaking habit
  Action planning

1All definitions are based on definitions from the American Psychological Associations’ Dictionary of Psychology [36].