Table 1 Definitions of the domains of the TDF[37]1
Domain | Definition |
|---|---|
D1 Knowledge | An awareness of the existence of something |
D2 Skills | An ability or proficiency acquired through practice |
D3 Social/professional role and identity | A coherent set of behaviors and displayed personal qualities of an individual in a social or work setting |
D4 Beliefs about capabilities | Acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about an ability, talent, or facility that a person can put to constructive us |
D5 Optimism | The confidence that things will happen for the best or that desired goals will be attained |
D6 Beliefs about consequences | Acceptance of the truth, reality, or validity about outcomes of a behavior in a given situation |
D7 Reinforcement | Increasing the probability of a response by arranging a dependent relationship, or contingency, between the response and a given stimulus |
D8 Intentions | A conscious decision to perform a behavior or a resolve to act in a certain way |
D9 Goals | Mental representations of outcomes or end states that an individual wants to achieve |
D10 Memory, attention and decision processes | The ability to retain information, focus selectively on aspects of the environment and choose between two or more alternatives |
D11 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 behavior |
D12 Social influences | Those interpersonal processes that can cause individuals to change their thoughts, feelings, or behaviors |
D13 Emotion | A complex reaction pattern, involving experiential, behavioral, and physiological elements, by which the individual attempts to deal with a personally significant matter or event |
D14 Behavioral regulation | Anything aimed at managing or changing objectively observed or measured actions |