Theoretical Domains Framework: Domains, Definitions and Constructs (Adapted from Cane, 2012)
| Domain | Definition | Constructs |
| Knowledge | An awareness of the existence of something | Knowledge (including knowledge of condition /scientific rationale) |
| Procedural knowledge | ||
| Knowledge of task environment | ||
| Skills | An ability or proficiency acquired through practice | Skills |
| Skills development | ||
| Competence | ||
| Ability | ||
| Interpersonal skills | ||
| Practice | ||
| Skill assessment | ||
| Social and Professional Role | A coherent set of behaviours and displayed personal qualities of an individual in a social or work setting | Professional identity |
| Professional role | ||
| Social identity | ||
| Identity | ||
| Professional boundaries | ||
| Professional confidence | ||
| Group identity | ||
| Leadership | ||
| Organisational commitment | ||
| Beliefs about capabilities | Acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about an ability, talent, or facility that a person can put to constructive use | Self-confidence |
| Perceived competence | ||
| Self-efficacy | ||
| Perceived behavioural control | ||
| Beliefs | ||
| Self-esteem | ||
| Empowerment | ||
| Professional confidence | ||
| Beliefs about consequences | Acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about outcomes of a behaviour in a given situation | Beliefs |
| Outcome expectancies | ||
| Characteristics of outcome expectancies Anticipated regret | ||
| Consequents | ||
| Reinforcement | Increasing the probability of a response by arranging a dependent relationship, or contingency, between the response and a given stimulus | Rewards (proximal / distal, valued / not valued, probable / improbable) |
| Incentives | ||
| Punishment | ||
| Consequents | ||
| Reinforcement | ||
| Contingencies | ||
| Sanctions | ||
| Intentions | A conscious decision to perform a behaviour or a resolve to act in a certain way | Stability of intentions |
| Stages of change model | ||
| Transtheoretical model and stages of change | ||
| Goals | Mental representations of outcomes or end states that an individual wants to achieve | Goals (distal / proximal) |
| Goal priority | ||
| Goal / target setting | ||
| Goals (autonomous / controlled) | ||
| Action planning | ||
| Implementation intention | ||
| Memory, attention and decision making | The ability to retain information, focus selectively on aspects of the environment and choose between two or more alternatives | Memory |
| Attention | ||
| Attention control | ||
| Decision making | ||
| Cognitive overload / tiredness | ||
| Environmental context and resources | 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 | Environmental stressors |
| Resources / material resources Organisational culture /climate | ||
| Salient events / critical incidents | ||
| Person×environment interaction | ||
| Barriers and enablers | ||
| Social Influences | Those interpersonal processes that can cause individuals to change their thoughts, feelings, or behaviours | Social pressure |
| Social norms | ||
| Group conformity | ||
| Social comparisons | ||
| Group norms | ||
| Social support | ||
| Power | ||
| Intergroup conflict | ||
| Alienation | ||
| Group identity Modelling | ||
| Emotion | A complex reaction pattern, involving experiential, behavioural, and physiological elements, by which the individual attempts to deal with a personally significant matter or event | Fear |
| Anxiety | ||
| Affect | ||
| Stress | ||
| Depression | ||
| Positive / negative affect | ||
| Burn-out | ||
| Behavioural regulation | Anything aimed at managing or changing objectively observed or measured actions | Self-monitoring |
| Breaking habit | ||
| Action planning |