Colleagues work on FGM [39], can be said to represent a measure, or continuum, of increasing intention or motivation. Once a decision or intention to act has been made, there is consensus by theorists and researchers about the processes involved in translating intention into action. It is widely held that, in order to maintain and remember intentions and respond to opportunities when they arise, various self-regulatory skills are required. Intentions need to be strengthened and protected once formed, and careful plans about how, when, and where are required. This might refer to any behaviour or action relevant to performing or not performing FGM and might include communication about FGM with other community members or any behaviour or activity suggested within Community Readiness Theory.Perceived consequencesRisk perception/ perceived threatSelf-efficacy and perceived behavioural control (PBC)Link between self-efficacy/PBC and behaviourNormative influencesIntentionSelf-regulatory skillsBehaviour or actionFGM. Perhaps a handful of community members have begun to identify a need for AZD0156MedChemExpress AZD0156 change (i.e., their beliefs have changed such that they no longer favour practising FGM and want their community to change to end the practice.) The community members may already be aware of the types of beliefs their community holds which lead the community to perceive FGM as a favoured practice, but they might want to use the framework depicted in Figure 1 when talking to other community members to further understand and conceptualise the practice. They may also be able to use it to ascertain what changed for themselves to lead themto want to end the practice and conceptualise their own psychological, motivational, and behavioural changes using Figure 1 to help them understand what might work with others. For example, it may be that reevaluating the belief “FGM is required by our religion” was particularly influential for the community members who have already decided they want to bring about change. This belief can be categorised in the perceived consequences concept of Figure 1, since an individual who holds this belief is likely to perceive there will be negative spiritual or religious consequences in not performing FGM. Supporting reevaluation of this belief10 could also be influential therefore amongst others. Where a wide range of beliefs related to the practice of FGM and its continuation are identified, samples of people from the community could become involved in Chaetocin web making assessments about the relative importance of some beliefs over others and which beliefs might be most appropriate to target. Thus, they use the framework to design the most appropriate messages to use in the suggested strategies proposed by Community Readiness Theory. In addition, for those whose beliefs may have changed to favour the idea of ending FGM, Figure 1 may be applied to the behaviours and activities suggested by Community Readiness Theory to progress community change. For example, although an individual or group may be in favour of ending FGM, they may hold beliefs that inhibit their ability to engage in communication with other community members through one-on-one visits or other means. It might be that a female community member lacks the self-efficacy (see Figure 1 and Table 2) to talk to a male community leader about the issue, and, whilst it is possible that this may have something to do with that persons intrapersonal capacity to engage in this activity, such as low-s.Colleagues work on FGM [39], can be said to represent a measure, or continuum, of increasing intention or motivation. Once a decision or intention to act has been made, there is consensus by theorists and researchers about the processes involved in translating intention into action. It is widely held that, in order to maintain and remember intentions and respond to opportunities when they arise, various self-regulatory skills are required. Intentions need to be strengthened and protected once formed, and careful plans about how, when, and where are required. This might refer to any behaviour or action relevant to performing or not performing FGM and might include communication about FGM with other community members or any behaviour or activity suggested within Community Readiness Theory.Perceived consequencesRisk perception/ perceived threatSelf-efficacy and perceived behavioural control (PBC)Link between self-efficacy/PBC and behaviourNormative influencesIntentionSelf-regulatory skillsBehaviour or actionFGM. Perhaps a handful of community members have begun to identify a need for change (i.e., their beliefs have changed such that they no longer favour practising FGM and want their community to change to end the practice.) The community members may already be aware of the types of beliefs their community holds which lead the community to perceive FGM as a favoured practice, but they might want to use the framework depicted in Figure 1 when talking to other community members to further understand and conceptualise the practice. They may also be able to use it to ascertain what changed for themselves to lead themto want to end the practice and conceptualise their own psychological, motivational, and behavioural changes using Figure 1 to help them understand what might work with others. For example, it may be that reevaluating the belief “FGM is required by our religion” was particularly influential for the community members who have already decided they want to bring about change. This belief can be categorised in the perceived consequences concept of Figure 1, since an individual who holds this belief is likely to perceive there will be negative spiritual or religious consequences in not performing FGM. Supporting reevaluation of this belief10 could also be influential therefore amongst others. Where a wide range of beliefs related to the practice of FGM and its continuation are identified, samples of people from the community could become involved in making assessments about the relative importance of some beliefs over others and which beliefs might be most appropriate to target. Thus, they use the framework to design the most appropriate messages to use in the suggested strategies proposed by Community Readiness Theory. In addition, for those whose beliefs may have changed to favour the idea of ending FGM, Figure 1 may be applied to the behaviours and activities suggested by Community Readiness Theory to progress community change. For example, although an individual or group may be in favour of ending FGM, they may hold beliefs that inhibit their ability to engage in communication with other community members through one-on-one visits or other means. It might be that a female community member lacks the self-efficacy (see Figure 1 and Table 2) to talk to a male community leader about the issue, and, whilst it is possible that this may have something to do with that persons intrapersonal capacity to engage in this activity, such as low-s.