TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Legislator voting and behavioral science theory: a systematic review JO - American journal of health behavior A1 - Tung, Gregory J. A1 - Vernick, Jon S. A1 - Reiney, Erin V. A1 - Gielen, Andrea Carlson SP - 823 EP - 833 VL - 36 IS - 6 N2 - OBJECTIVES: To examine the application of behavioral science theories to explain the voting behavior of legislators for public health policies.

METHODS: We conducted a systematic review to identify studies that examined factors associated with legislator support, intention to vote, or actual votes on public health policies, emphasizing those grounded in behavior science theory.

RESULTS: Twenty-one papers met our inclusion criteria, and 6 were explicitly grounded in a behavioral science theory.

CONCLUSIONS: Behavioral science theories, and the theory of planned behavior in particular, provide a framework for understanding legislator voting behavior and can be used by advocates to advance pro-health policies.

Language: en

LA - en SN - 1087-3244 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.36.6.9 ID - ref1 ER -