Behavior Setting Theory

Behavior Setting Theory is a theoretical framework in environmental psychology that identifies and analyzes the reciprocal relationship between human behavior and the physical environment by delineating how specific environmental contexts, or "behavior settings," structurally constrain and afford organized patterns of activity through their temporal-spatial arrangements and social meaning.

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2017–2026

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Authors

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  1. AW
    Allan W. Wicker

    Claremont Graduate University, United States

    4 publications · 148 citations

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  2. PS
    Phil Schoggen

    Cornell University, United States

    2 publications · 162 citations

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  3. ES
    Edward Seidman

    New York University, United States

    2 publications · 102 citations

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  4. JR
    Julian Rappaport

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    2 publications · 102 citations

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  5. GJ
    George J. Carnevale

    Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, United States

    2 publications · 96 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Community Psychology

    AJCP · 4 publications · 153 citations

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  2. Environment and Behavior

    4 publications · 140 citations

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  3. Journal of Community Psychology

    3 publications · 61 citations

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  4. Journal of Environmental Psychology

    2 publications · 152 citations

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  5. Systems Research and Behavioral Science

    2 publications · 118 citations

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