An environmental disposition that is required for or facilitates a behaviour. The phrase ‘required for’ is used in the definition to specify that 'behavioural opportunity' is a necessary condition for behaviour to occur. Although other MoAs will help bring behaviour about, there has to be a 'behavioural opportunity' for behaviour to occur. The term 'facilitates' is used to specify that 'behavioural opportunity' will make the behaviour easier. Higher behavioural opportunity will increase the likelihood of behaviour across situations and people. The class 'environmental system' relates to what is found in the physical and social environment (e.g., how many streets are there for you to walk on), while the class 'behavioural opportunity' is about the features of the environment and how they interact with the person (e.g., whether an environment enables a person to take walks).

http://humanbehaviourchange.org/ontology/BCIO_006086

The phrase ‘required for’ is used in the definition to specify that 'behavioural opportunity' is a necessary condition for behaviour to occur. Although other MoAs will help bring behaviour about, there has to be a 'behavioural opportunity' for behaviour to occur. The term 'facilitates' is used to specify that 'behavioural opportunity' will make the behaviour easier. Higher behavioural opportunity will increase the likelihood of behaviour across situations and people. The class 'environmental system' relates to what is found in the physical and social environment (e.g., how many streets are there for you to walk on), while the class 'behavioural opportunity' is about the features of the environment and how they interact with the person (e.g., whether an environment enables a person to take walks).

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behavioural opportunity

An environmental disposition that is required for or facilitates a behaviour.

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000452