Describe what psychologists have found out about lifestyles

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 …

…cases the models are quite accurate, however it is correct to say that difficulties do arise with more complicated issues such as mental illnesses. There are many benefits and problems when examining lifestyles, although if the methodology is accurately matched with the sample, and the issue can be measure in a logical, scientific way then, this may allow results to be generalised to the whole population, however in reality things are easier said than done.