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Self-efficacy: Toward a unifying theory of behavioral change.

A Bandura Psychological Review 1977

Presents an integrative theoretical framework to explain and to predict psychological changes achieved by different modes of treatment. This theory states that psychological procedures, whatever their form, alter the level and strength of self-efficacy. It is hypothesized that expectations of personal efficacy determine whether coping beh...

Self-efficacy: The exercise of control

A Bandura Freeman 1997

The impact of Co-active Life Coaching on female university students with obesity

M van Zandvoort, JD Irwin, D Morrow International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2009

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the impact of Co-active life coaching on obese female university students. Five obese (BMI ≥ 30kg/m2 ), female university students received an average of nine weekly, 35-minute, one-on-one sessions with a certified coach. Semistructured, in-depth interviews before and after particip...

Health Behaviour Outcomes of Co-Active Coaching Interventions: A Scoping Review

RH Liu, JD Irwin, D Morrow International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2015

The purpose of this paper was to conduct a scoping review on Co-Active (Life) Coaching (CALC) literature related to health behaviour change. The scoping methodological framework developed by Arksey and O’Malley (2005) informed the retrieval of appropriate articles. Six questions provided an indepth exploration of CALC in the health coa...

The CHANGE Program: Methodology for comparing interactive Co-Active coaching with a prescriptive lifestyle treatment for obesity

ES Pearson, JD Irwin, D Morrow International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2013

Studies incorporating Motivational Interviewing via Co-Active life coaching (MI-via-CALC) have elicited positive results among obese adults; however there is a paucity of comprehensive MI-via-CALCobesity research that includes sufficient statistical power and a validated comparison group. The purpose of this study w...

Motivational Coaching: A Functional Juxtaposition of Three Methods for Health Behaviour Change: Motivational Interviewing, Coaching, and Skilled Helping

C Newnham-Kanas, D Morrow, JD Irwin International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2010

The purpose of this paper was to explore the unique qualities/characteristics/components of the Co-Active coaching model compared to Motivational Interviewing and Egan’s Skilled Helper Model. Six questions pertaining to the creation, purpose, and process of the therapeutic alliance; and the relationship between practitioner and client ...

Health promotion theory in practice: an analysis of Co-Active Coaching

JD Irwin International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentori... 2005

According to the World Health Organization (1986), “health promotion is the process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their own health.” To bring this process and its desired outcomes to fruition, many theories and models for understanding and altering health behaviours have been designed and utilized (Ajzen, ...

The quantitative assessment of Motivational Interviewing using Co-active Life Coaching Skills as an intervention for adults struggling with obesity

C Newnham-Kanas, JD Irwin, D Morrow, D Battram International Coaching Psychology Review 2011

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore Motivational Interviewing (MI) applied through Co-Active Life Coaching (CALC) skills on obese adults’ (ages 35 to 55) weight, waist circumference, selfesteem, functional health status, quality of life, self-efficacy, physical activity, and nutrition. Design: A single-subject multi...