Current issues and new directions in psychology and health : What happened to behaviour in the decade of behaviour?
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This editorial addresses two key aspects of the investigation of behaviour: the science and the application. On the one hand, researchers and policy makers recognise a need for good scientific evidence about behaviour and behaviour change, but are slow to turn to psychology for such evidence. On the other hand, there is a gap in scientific thinking about behaviour and behaviour change.
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Insufficient attention appears to be given to analysing the nature of behaviour as the starting point of behaviour change interventions.
“In general, insufficient attention appears to be given to analysing the nature of behaviour as the starting point of behaviour change interventions [15], a notable exception being intervention mapping [16].”
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- Authors
- Johnston, M., & Dixon, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- University of Stirling (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Dixon, Diane
- Venue
- Psychology & Health
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2008-06-06
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 509-513
- ISSN
- 0887-0446 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-8321
- OpenAlex
- W2027376135
- Semantic Scholar
- 9f8d3fee4a57e42b6dd17cdf8e0a4198a1bcf8df
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 1
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Psychology and Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Strathprints: The University of Strathclyde institutional repository (University of Strathclyde) (submittedVersion)
- Stirling Online Research Repository (University of Stirling) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Policy Implementation Science
- Keywords
- behavior change, behaviour change interventions, evidence-based policy, research-practice gap
- MeSH terms
- Behavioral Medicine, Humans, Psychological Theory, Health Behavior
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