Theory and Methods for Analyzing Relations Between Behavioral Intentions, Behavioral Expectations and Behavioral Probabilities Theorie und Methoden der Analyse von Beziehungen zwischen verhaltensbezogenen Intentionen, Erwartungen und Wahrscheinlichkeiten

The conceptual presuppositions for empirical research concerning the relations between behavioral expectations, behavioral intentions and behavior are discussed. The frame of a theory referring to this topic is developed. Methods for analyzing data are discussed with respect to this theory. The coefficient of correlation which dominates present mainstream research is criticized as being incompatible with the characteristics of the object under investigation. Two models which are compatible with these characteristics - the Simple Logit Model (SLM) and the Double Logit Model (DLM) - are presented and compared. Statistics referring to these models are discussed. All methods are demonstrated using empirical data. unknown publishedVersion