Applying principles of behaviour change to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission

R West, S Michie, GJ Rubin, R Amlôt - Nature human behaviour, 2020 - nature.com
Human behaviour is central to transmission of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,
and changing behaviour is crucial to preventing transmission in the absence of …

Behavior change techniques and their mechanisms of action: a synthesis of links described in published intervention literature

RN Carey, LE Connell, M Johnston… - Annals of Behavioral …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Despite advances in behavioral science, there is no widely shared
understanding of the “mechanisms of action”(MoAs) through which individual behavior …

The theory crisis in psychology: How to move forward

MI Eronen, LF Bringmann - Perspectives on Psychological …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Meehl argued in 1978 that theories in psychology come and go, with little cumulative
progress. We believe that this assessment still holds, as also evidenced by increasingly …

Effective behaviour change techniques for physical activity and healthy eating in overweight and obese adults; systematic review and meta-regression analyses

GB Samdal, GE Eide, T Barth, G Williams… - International Journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose This systematic review aims to explain the heterogeneity in results of interventions
to promote physical activity and healthy eating for overweight and obese adults, by exploring …

[HTML][HTML] Developing and evaluating digital interventions to promote behavior change in health and health care: recommendations resulting from an international …

S Michie, L Yardley, R West, K Patrick… - Journal of medical Internet …, 2017 - jmir.org
Devices and programs using digital technology to foster or support behavior change (digital
interventions) are increasingly ubiquitous, being adopted for use in patient diagnosis and …

[HTML][HTML] Why is changing health-related behaviour so difficult?

MP Kelly, M Barker - Public health, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To demonstrate that six common errors made in attempts to change behaviour
have prevented the implementation of the scientific evidence base derived from psychology …

Theoretical explanations for maintenance of behaviour change: a systematic review of behaviour theories

D Kwasnicka, SU Dombrowski, M White… - Health psychology …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Behaviour change interventions are effective in supporting individuals in
achieving temporary behaviour change. Behaviour change maintenance, however, is rarely …

Capability, opportunity, and motivation: an across contexts empirical examination of the COM-B model

TJ Willmott, B Pang, S Rundle-Thiele - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background There is limited evidence for successful weight gain prevention interventions
targeting young adults. Developing effective interventions necessitates a theoretical model …

Behaviour change techniques: the development and evaluation of a taxonomic method for reporting and describing behaviour change interventions (a suite of five …

S Michie, CE Wood, M Johnston… - Health technology …, 2015 - openaccess.city.ac.uk
Background Meeting global health challenges requires effective behaviour change
interventions (BCIs). This depends on advancing the science of behaviour change which, in …

Evaluating the effectiveness of behavior change techniques in health-related behavior: a scoping review of methods used

S Michie, R West, K Sheals… - Translational behavioral …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Behavior change interventions typically contain multiple potentially active components:
behavior change techniques (BCTs). Identifying which specific BCTs or BCT combinations …