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Behavioral Control Theory

Behavioral Control Theory is a psychological framework within reality therapy that prioritizes present-moment choices and personal responsibility by asserting that individuals can directly control their behaviors and, through deliberate decision-making, satisfy basic psychological needs in socially constructive ways.

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2017–2026

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Perceived Behavioral Control, Self‐Efficacy, Locus of Control, and the Theory of Planned Behavior<sup>1</sup>

Icek Ajzen · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · 2002 · 7.5K citations

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Prediction of goal-directed behavior: Attitudes, intentions, and perceived behavioral control

Icek Ajzen, Thomas J. Madden · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · 1986 · 5.5K citations

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The Strength Model of Self-Control

Roy F. Baumeister, Kathleen D. Vohs, Dianne M. Tice · Current Directions in Psychological Science · 2007 · 3.5K citations

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Development of the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) Scales

Kenneth A. Wallston, Barbara Strudler Wallston, Robert F. DeVellis · Health Education Monographs · 1978 · 3.4K citations

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On the Self-Regulation of Behavior

Bradley R. Entner Wright, Charles S. Carver, Michael F. Scheier · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 2000 · 3.4K citations

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Authors

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  1. IA
    Icek Ajzen

    University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States

    17 publications · 22.1K citations

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  2. MC
    Mark Conner

    University of Leeds, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 1.9K citations

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  3. MT
    Mark T. Fillmore

    University of Kentucky, United States

    11 publications · 868 citations

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    Katherine M. White

    Queensland University of Technology, Australia

    12 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. RE
    Ryan E. Rhodes

    University of Victoria, Canada

    10 publications · 524 citations

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Institutions

1.7K

  1. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    18 h-index

    40 publications

    4.7K citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    16 h-index

    34 publications

    4.3K citations

  3. University of Kentucky

    Lexington, United States

    16 h-index

    39 publications

    2.5K citations

  4. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    15 h-index

    34 publications

    2.9K citations

  5. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    24 publications

    5.3K citations

  6. University of Massachusetts Amherst

    Amherst Center, United States

    14 h-index

    18 publications

    23.8K citations

  7. University of Alberta

    Edmonton, Canada

    14 h-index

    22 publications

    1.4K citations

  8. Queensland University of Technology

    Brisbane, Australia

    14 h-index

    32 publications

    3.3K citations

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  1. Sustainability

    64 publications · 3.2K citations

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  2. Journal of Applied Social Psychology

    36 publications · 12.1K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 29 publications · 1K citations

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  4. Frontiers in Psychology

    26 publications · 1.1K citations

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