This article applies recent developments in cognitive-social theory to health-protective behavior, articulating a Cognitive-Social Health Information Processing (C-SHIP) model. This model of the
genesis and maintenance of health-protective behavior focuses on the individual's encodings and construals, expectancies, affects, goals and values, self-regulatory competencies, and their interactions with each other and the health-relevant information in the course of cognitive-affective processing.
In processing health information, individuals are assumed to differ in both the accessibility of these mental representations and the organization of relationships among them.
In this article, the model is applied to analyze and integrate the often-confusing findings on breast self-examination in cancer screening. Implications are considered for assessments and interventions to enhance adherence to complex, long-term, health-protective regimens, tailored to the needs and characteristics of
the individual.
本文適用於最新發展的認知 - 社會理論與健康保護的行為，闡述了認知 - 社會健康信息處理（C - SHIP）模型。這種模式的
成因和維護健康的保護行為的重點是個人的編碼和構念，預期，影響，目標和價值觀，自我監管能力，以及它們之間的相互作用與相互的健康相關的信息在使用過程中的認知，情感處理。
在處理健康信息，個人被假定為在兩個不同的可訪問的這些心理交涉和組織的關係當中。
在這篇文章中，該模型適用於分析和整合經常令人困惑的發現對乳腺癌自我檢查癌症的篩查。影響被認為是評估和干預，以提高遵守複雜，長期，健康的保護方案，量身定制的需要和特點
個人。
