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Theories and techniques of behaviour change: Developing a cumulative science of behaviour change
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As behaviour contributes to the cause of much current mortality and morbidity (Mokdad, Marks, Stroup, & Gerberding, 2000; Parkin, Boyd, & Walker, 2011), interventions to change behaviour are essent...
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This editorial argues that the science of behaviour change will only accumulate if researchers define behaviour itself as the intervention outcome, describe interventions in terms of replicable behaviour change techniques (BCTs), and connect those techniques to theoretical mechanisms of change. It reviews evidence from companion meta-analyses showing that theory-based interventions outperform merely technique-rich ones.
Key findings
- The authors identify three priorities: clarifying "behaviour" as the outcome, developing replicable reporting of BCTs, and linking interventions and BCTs to theoretical mechanisms.
- Behaviour is often mislabelled (e.g., "adherence," "physical activity") or confused with downstream outcomes such as weight or blood glucose; the apparent effectiveness of an intervention depends on which outcome type is chosen.
- In the cited meta-analyses, the sheer number of BCTs did not predict efficacy, but having an explicit theoretical basis did; Dombrowski et al. found interventions containing more BCTs congruent with Control Theory produced greater weight loss in obese adults, and Taylor et al. found the degree to which worksite physical activity interventions were theory-based predicted effectiveness.
- Taylor et al.'s meta-analysis also found smaller intervention effects when BCTs were not specified, and Dombrowski et al. identified instruction, self-monitoring and practice as effective techniques.
Methods
- Design: an editorial/commentary synthesising conceptual arguments and citing findings from the themed issue of *Health Psychology Review* and related literature; no primary data collection.
- Evidence base: secondary — meta-analyses and meta-regressions by Dombrowski et al. (2012), Taylor et al. (2012), Webb et al. (2010), Michie, Abraham et al. (2009), plus taxonomy-development work on physical activity/healthy eating, smoking, alcohol and condom use.
- Analysis: narrative argument organised around the three proposed advances; no statistical analysis performed by the authors.
Limitations
- Not stated in the paper: the editorial does not present a limitations section.
- Evident from the text: the argument rests entirely on secondary sources and illustrative examples rather than new empirical evidence, so the claims about theory–technique links are programmatic rather than tested.
- Evident from the text: the authors note that BCT taxonomies have been built inductively and their hierarchical structures have not yet been investigated, and that the mapping of BCTs to theoretical constructs remains a preliminary attempt requiring further work.
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“McEachan, Conner, Taylor and Lawton's (2011) finding that the Theory of Planned Behaviour may be more effective in predicting some behaviours than others.”
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- Not checked yetcites McEachan, Conner, Taylor and Lawton's (2011) source
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“The problem with evaluating intervention effectiveness in terms of outcomes further down the causal chain (Hardeman et al., 2005) is that there are a host of influences that could intervene and attenuate the link between behaviour and outcome.”
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- Not checked yetcites Hardeman et al., 2005 source
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“For some interventions, behaviour per se is the valued health outcome, for example, in studies to reduce activity limitations or enhance participation (Johnston, Bonetti, & Pollard, 2002).”
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- Not checked yetcites Johnston, Bonetti, & Pollard, 2002
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“Specification also enables a further step underpinning scientific investigation, systematic classification.”
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“The scientific standards demanded, and found to be successful, for biomedical interventions are often ignored when the intervention involves behaviour change.”
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“However, when the outcome is behaviour, end-points that are early in the causal chain, such as knowledge and attitudes, are insufficient, as even a strong effect on these cognitive outcomes will be attenuated as they are mediated through motivational and action-oriented processes to result in behaviour (Sniehotta, 2009;Webb & Sheeran, 2006).”
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“Even apparently well-described methods such as cognitive behaviour therapy for pain have not been adequately described: 'the usage of the term cognitive behavior therapy varies widely and may include self-instructions . . .relaxation or biofeedback, development of coping strategies . . .goal setting' (Gatchel, Peng, Peters, Fuchs, & Turk, 2007, p. 606).”
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“Thus, the link between an effective change in behaviour and an effect on a non-behavioural health outcome depends on the strength of the causal relationships established by epidemiology and medical, rather than behavioural, sciences.”
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“the evidence of effectiveness of interventions depends on which type of outcome is specified (Dombrowski, Sniehotta, Avenell, MacLennon, & Aray `jo-Soares, 2012).”
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“The processes involved and the BCTs required for behaviour change may differ for each behaviour in the sequence.”
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“As behaviour contributes to the cause of much current mortality and morbidity (Mokdad, Marks, Stroup, & Gerberding, 2000;Parkin, Boyd, & Walker, 2011)”
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- Not checked yetcites Mokdad, Marks, Stroup, & Gerberding, 2000
- Not checked yetcites Parkin, Boyd, & Walker, 2011
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“whilst behaviour change interventions are often poorly specified, preventing high-fidelity replication and, despite being complex, delivered by individuals of unreported competence.”
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“Precise specification of BCTs may also enhance the intervention: Taylor et al.'s (2012) meta-analysis found that when BCTs were not specified, intervention effects were smaller.”
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- Not checked yetcites Taylor et al.'s (2012)
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“Key frameworks for designing and evaluating behaviour change interventions (Collins et al., 2011;Craig et al., 2008) emphasise the importance of using theory to inform intervention design as well as specifying interventions in terms of component BCTs.”
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In the paper
“Both Dombrowski et al. (2012) and Taylor et al. (2012) found that the number of BCTs used did not predict efficacy but having a theoretical basis for the intervention did.”
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- Not checked yetcites Dombrowski et al. (2012) source
- Not checked yetcites Taylor et al. (2012)
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In the paper
“interventions including more BCTs that were congruent with Control Theory (Carver & Scheier, 1982) were associated with greater weight loss (in this case, a proxy for healthy eating) in obese adult patients, replicating a similar finding by Michie, Abraham, et al. (2009) in the general adult population.”
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- Not checked yetcites Carver & Scheier, 1982 source
- Not checked yetcites Michie, Abraham, et al. (2009)
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“Behaviour may involve the performance of a complex sequence of actions over time; for example, Di Matteo and colleagues identify a sequence of at least four behaviours necessary to adhere to medication advice.”
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- Not checked yetcites Di Matteo and colleagues
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“Taylor et al. also found that the extent to which worksite physical activity interventions were explicitly based on theory (using Michie & Prestwich's (2010) theory coding scheme) predicted their effectiveness, a finding consistent with a similar analysis of internet interventions (Webb, Joseph, Yardley, & Michie, 2010).”
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- Not checked yetcites Michie & Prestwich's (2010) source
- Not checked yetcites Webb, Joseph, Yardley, & Michie, 2010
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“For example, using a reliable BCT coding scheme, Dombrowski et al. (2012) found that instruction, self-monitoring and practice were effective techniques.”
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- Not checked yetcites Dombrowski et al. (2012) source
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“This link is necessary both to theoretically inform intervention development and to test theory by evaluating interventions.”
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The paper relies on this without support.
The effectiveness of behaviour change interventions varies, and the reasons for this variation are not fully understood.
“However, their effectiveness is variable, and we do not have a full understanding of what accounts for this variability.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Ineffective techniques are still used, effective techniques are underused, hard to replicate, and their mechanisms are poorly understood.
“Ineffective techniques continue to be used, while effective techniques are underused, difficult to replicate and their mechanisms of action are poorly understood.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Basic psychological research over the past century has shown that behaviour and behaviour change follow predictable patterns.
“Basic psychological research over the last century has demonstrated that behaviour and behaviour change follow predictable patterns.”
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The hierarchical structures of behaviour-specific BCT classifications have not yet been studied.
“To date, their hierarchical structures have not been investigated.”
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“Systematic reviews of KT interventions to change HCPs’ practice consistently indicate that interventions are haphazardly designed and poorly specified, limiting our ability for replication, understanding, and generalizability [5, 6].”
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In the citing paper
“There is a recognised need to specify interventions in greater detail and with more consistent terminology and for evaluation studies to specify the components of the interventions in both the experimental and control groups [17–21].”
In the citing paper
“There is increased recognition of the need for systematic and extensive application of theory to the design of interventions [18, 55–59]; this is reflected, for example, in the UK Medical Research Council’s framework for designing and evaluating complex interventions [21] and the Intervention Mapping framework [60] for planning health promotion programmes.”
In the citing paper
“Thus, whilst there are integrative frameworks such as the TDF, and general intervention development frameworks such as intervention mapping and others (e.g. [21, 60, 72, 73]), there is a need for a consensus about how the individual mechanisms of action specified in these theories can be linked with particular intervention components [18, 62].”
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“Theories of behaviour change summarise what is known about the mechanisms of behaviour change and the conditions in which behaviour change is most likely to occur.8”
In the citing paper
“Study 1 presented the synthesis of existing BCT taxonomies into a single comprehensive, cross-context, overarching BCT taxonomy: BCTTv1.8,17,40”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Michie, S., & Johnston, M.
- Affiliations
- University College London (GB)
- University of Aberdeen (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Michie, Susan
- Venue
- Health Psychology Review
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2012-03
- Volume
- 6
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-6
- ISSN
- 1743-7199 (ISSN-L)
- 1743-7202
- OpenAlex
- W1969321932
- Semantic Scholar
- 5d85fd21b37860b57202f126055a9282aa1ef4ec
- Cited by
- 522
- References
- 41
- Citations by year
- 2026: 30 · 2025: 35 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 45 · 2022: 43 · 2021: 58 · 2020: 39 · 2019: 38 · 2018: 31 · 2017: 31 · 2016: 30 · 2015: 30 · 2014: 29 · 2013: 27 · 2012: 9
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Health Psychology Review (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- 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, cumulative science, health behavior, health promotion
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