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. 2015 Oct 28;12(11):13794–13806. doi: 10.3390/ijerph121113794

Table 1.

Open-ended questions for the salient belief elicitation.

1. Positive or negative feeling about performing the behavior (experimental attitude or affect)
  1. What would you like or enjoy about walking as the main transport mode over the next week?

  2. What would you dislike or hate about walking as the main transport mode over the next week?

2. Positive or negative attributes or outcomes of performing the behavior (behavioral beliefs)
  1. What would the advantages of walking as the main transport mode over the next week be to you?

  2. What would the disadvantages of walking as the main transport mode over the next week be to you?

  3. Is there anything else associate with your walking as the main transport mode over the next week?

3. Individuals or groups to whom you might listen who are in favor of or opposed to their performing the behavior (normative referents)
  1. Are there any individuals or groups of people who would approve of your walking as the main transport mode over the next week?

  2. Are there any individuals or groups of people who would disapprove of your walking as the main transport mode over the next week?

  3. Are there any other individuals or groups who come to mind when you think about walking as the main transport mode over the next week?

4. Situational or environmental facilitators and barriers that make the behavior easy or difficult to perform (control beliefs and self-efficacy)
  1. What factors or circumstances would make it difficult for you to walk as the main transport mode over the next week?

  2. What factors or circumstances would make it easy for you to walk as the main transport mode over the next week?

  3. Are there any other issues that come to mind when you think about the difficulty of walking as the main transport mode over the next week?