Factors That Influence Behavior Change Predisposing factors Knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes based on life experiences as well as gender age, race, socioeconomic background Enabling factors Skills and abilities, resources available can be positive or negative Reinforcing factors Presence or absence of support encouragement or discouragement from those around youFactors That Influence Behavior Change • Predisposing factors: – Knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes based on life experiences as well as gender, age, race, socioeconomic background • Enabling factors: – Skills and abilities, resources available; can be positive or negative • Reinforcing factors: – Presence or absence of support, encouragement or discouragement from those around you