Such actions and behaviours contribute positively to the collective life of a locality, community or society (Scrivens and Smith 2013; Siegler 2014).
In the proposed model, transformational leadership behaviours correlated positively with supervisor support (β = .76).76
14 Within this model, peer support could reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness, provide information about accessing available health services and promote behaviours that positively improve personal health, well-being and health practices.
The results showed that drivers adapted their behaviour positively when the system was introduced.
Personality may also be related to territory quality, as boldness and exploratory behaviour positively correlate with aggression that can be translated into competitive success in territory settlements [18], [38].
The empirical evidence presented below shows that pharmaceutical promotion affected prescription behaviour positively, albeit to various degrees.
Self-empowerment and greater self-efficacy have successfully helped to change behaviour positively and reduce non-communicable disease risk in rural Indian communities (33).
Harnessing strategies from the negative deviance approach applied to positive deviance might involve: allocating resources usually focussed on reporting and reducing error to spreading positive behaviours, recognising positively deviant teams, and creating a sense of urgency about spreading positive exemplars of practice.
Evidence suggests that a patient's motivation and maintenance of self-management behaviours can be positively influenced by the clinician's use of an autonomy supportive communication style.
The results from this study support the conclusions of previous work that student nurses' knowledge of organ donation can be substantially improved and that their discussion behaviours could be positively influenced by education about the topic.
