2SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGYAttitude defined as the degree to which a person has evaluation of the interests ofbehavior that is favorable or unfavorable .This entails the process of consideration ofoutcomes of the behavioral performance. The subjective norm refers to the belief whethermaximum people disapprove or approve of a particular behavior. This is related to the beliefsof the person about what their peers and important people in their life think about his choiceof behavior that the person is planning to engage in. The behavior of a person subjected to theway important people of his life react to his behavior. Behavioral Intention on the other handis defined by the motivational factors that are responsible for influencing a given behavior.The stronger is the intention in performing the behavior the more chances of the performanceof the behavior increases. Social norms refer to customary behavior codes that exist in eitherpeople or a group or cultural context which is of large dimension. These norms areconsidered standard and normative when group of people is considered. PerceivedBehavioural Control refers to a person’s perception in determining the degree ofperformance of the behavior which interests him. The perceived behavioral control tends tovary across action and situation that result in a person to have different perceptions on controlof behavior depending on the situation. Perceived Power is the perceived presence of thefactors that are responsible for facilitating or impeding the behavioral performance of aspecific behavior. This contributes to perceived behavioral control of a person on the factors. Several studies explain theory of planned behavior (TPB) as a better choice inexplanation and prediction of behavioral intention that is mostly health related. Thus, TPBhas improved the prediction of behavior which is related to health such as leisure, exerciseand diet[ CITATION Sni14 \l 1033 ]. Thus, TPB is mostly applicable to areas whereintentions the intentions and attitudes behave in a way that is mostly mediated needs ratherthan goals. For instance, the goal of a person in losing weight by the end of a particularmonth driven by intention and positive attitude towards dieting and can be explained by TPB[

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