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Fulfilling the promise of choice architecture interventions for addictive behaviors
Author(s) -
Tucker Jalie A.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
addiction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.424
H-Index - 193
eISSN - 1360-0443
pISSN - 0965-2140
DOI - 10.1111/add.14148
Subject(s) - choice architecture , psychological intervention , behavioral economics , appeal , nudge theory , incentive , psychology , normative , architecture , positive economics , public economics , social psychology , economics , political science , microeconomics , law , art , psychiatry , visual arts
Choice architecture interventions alter problem behavior by changing decision-making contexts without restricting choices or economic incentives. Despite their appeal and seeming simplicity, choice architecture interventions for addictive behaviors have developed more slowly than anticipated due to complexities involved in translating transdisciplinary science on decision-making into scalable interventions with population impact.