Lifestyles are a pattern of behaviours which are linked with jobs, culture, peers, ethnic origin and religion etc. Lifestyles affects people's attitudes and behaviours towards health, such as some people will smoke and drink despite health warnings, and others may go to see a doctor about a common cold. There are a variety of different theories, models and studies that examine this area.
The Health Belief Model devised by Rosenstock in 1966, claimed that the likelihood of a particular behaviour can be predicted by making assessments of change in health. …
