From: Ethical preparedness in health research and care: the role of behavioural approaches
Capability | Physical capability | Psychological capability |
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An attribute of a person that together with opportunity makes a behaviour possible or facilitates it | A person’s physique and musculoskeletal functioning | Mental functioning: for example, skills, understanding, memory, knowledge and behavioural regulation |
Opportunity | Physical opportunity | Social opportunity |
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An attribute of an environmental system that together with capability makes a behaviour possible or facilitates it e.g., social, political, cultural factors | Inanimate parts of the environmental system and time. For example, financial, material resources and environmental context | Other people and organisations. For instance, culture, social norms and social influences. e.g., ‘not my responsibility’, ‘others are not doing it, why should I?’ |
Motivation | Reflective motivation | Automatic motivation |
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An aggregate of mental processes that energise and direct behaviour | Conscious thought processes. For example, plans, evaluations, identity, beliefs in capability, goals, beliefs about consequences | Habitual, instinctive, drive-related and affective processes. For example, desires, habits and emotion regulation |