This article presents and elaborates the Psycho-Social Concentration (PSC) Model, a novel integrative and dynamic framework for understanding mental conflict, behavioural inconsistency, and the knowledge-action gap in health-related domains. By synthesizing insights from philosophical, psychodynamic, cognitive, developmental, social, and cultural traditions, the PSC Model introduces the construct of Psycho-Social Concentration as the dominant state of an individual's cognitive-affective organization that determines which class of information receives priority in processing and behavioral enactment. The model identifies three functional concentration levels—Survival-Oriented, Adaptation-Oriented, and Meta-Cognitive/Moral—and two intermediate Liminal States that capture real-world psychological fluidity and temporary regression. Three environmental dimensions (Internal, Social, and Cultural Scapes) and key moderating factors (active needs per Maslow's hierarchy and Big Five personality traits) complete the framework. The model's innovation lies in simultaneously integrating micro-level (neurobiological, personality) and macro-level (social, cultural) factors, capturing the dynamic fluctuations of everyday psychological functioning, and providing a theoretical basis for personalized behavioral interventions. Application of the model to health promotion, including a detailed case analysis and alignment with established behavior change theories (TPB, HBM, COM-B), demonstrates the model's explanatory scope and preliminary practical utility. Fourteen testable hypotheses and a three-year validation roadmap are outlined. The model is offered as a theoretically grounded preliminary framework pending formal psychometric and clinical validation.
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