Behavior Change Techniques and Their Mechanisms of Action: A Synthesis of Links Described in Published Intervention Literature | Zendy

Rachel Carey | Zendy; Lauren Connell | Zendy; Marie Johnston | Zendy; Alexander J. Rothman | Zendy; Marijn de Bruin | Zendy; Michael P. Kelly | Zendy; Susan Michie | Zendy

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Behavior Change Techniques and Their Mechanisms of Action: A Synthesis of Links Described in Published Intervention Literature

Author(s) -

Rachel Carey,

Lauren Connell,

Marie Johnston,

Alexander J. Rothman,

Marijn de Bruin,

Michael P. Kelly,

Susan Michie

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

annals of behavioral medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.701

H-Index - 133

eISSN - 1532-4796

pISSN - 0883-6612

DOI - 10.1093/abm/kay078

Subject(s) - health psychology , intervention (counseling) , psychology , behavior change , action (physics) , psychotherapist , social psychology , medicine , public health , psychiatry , nursing , physics , quantum mechanics

Despite advances in behavioral science, there is no widely shared understanding of the "mechanisms of action" (MoAs) through which individual behavior change techniques (BCTs) have their effects. Cumulative progress in the development, evaluation, and synthesis of behavioral interventions could be improved by identifying the MoAs through which BCTs are believed to bring about change.

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