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Showing 1 to 20 of 383 for “"behavior change"”.
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Psychiatric Ward Atmosphere and Patient Behavior Change
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Computer mediated communication for health behavior change
… system oriented towards changing health-related behavior was developed and evaluated. Stress management training was used to demonstrate the basic technology. Formative research and pilot-testing was conducted, to identify psychological and communication variables that are potentially critical to …
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Youths as behavior change agents in an institution
<p>Behavioral studies have shown that youths in various settings can function effectively as behavior change agents. This study used five 15 to 18 year old male youths in a closed institutional setting as behavior change agents for five male Youth Counselors. Youths specified staff behaviors they …
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An Investigation into Consumers' Repeated Attempts at Behavior Change
… shown that individuals make repeated attempts at behavior change prior to actually being successful. As consumer researchers, however, we do not have a clear understanding of how people interpret behavior change failures and persist post-failure. This research extends the theory of trying by …
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Applying Behavior Change Theory to Building the Teacher Pipeline
Background: Behavior change research asserts that change occurs across six stages: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action and maintenance. Applied research has proven that change is more likely when interventions are appropriately matched to the stage of change of the subject. Career …
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Natural Language Processing for Behavior Change and Health Improvement
Maladaptive health behaviors contribute to lifestyle-related diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes. One key factor driving these behaviors is delay discounting---the tendency to prioritize immediate rewards over delayed ones. Episodic Future Thinking (EFT) is an intervention designed to …
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Autonomy : behavior change in nurses after continuing professional education program
… professional, (c) the nature of the proposed change, and (d) the social system in which the professional must implement the behavior change" (Cervero, 1985, p.87). Qualitative data were collected using open-ended statements to ascertain how the content of the CPE program was useful in …
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Can Badges in Gamified Systems Promote Weight-Related Behavior Change?
… motivation is a barrier to weight-related behavior change. Pediatric experts have attributed the epidemic to sedentary lifestyles partially driven by the excessive use of media and technology. Recently, researchers have attempted to use gamification to promote healthy diets and physical …
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Applying Weighting Biases in Cognitive Energetics Theory to Behavior Change
… research – rooted in psychology, economics, and behavioral science – has received growing attention in the development of recent efforts to positively influence individuals’ health behaviors. The present research applied a specific motivational framework of Cognitive Energetics Theory (CET, …
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Designing conversational agents to promote self-disclosure and behavior change
Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 121097 Lift date: 2024-01-12T22:35:30Z Reason: Author requested U of Illinois access only (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system
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An Instrument for Measuring Behavior Change Among Low-Income Youth
… has been no standard instrument to evaluate behavior change among participants in Virginia or nationwide. A 24-item Youth Food Behavior Checklist (YFBC) was developed based on 13 topics and food-related behaviors taught in 4-H EFNEP. Data were collected on 47 youth enrolled in 4-H EFNEP in …
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Converting prosocial attitude change to behavior change through self-management training
Abstract not available.
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Post-Course Environmental Behavior Change of Wild Rockies Field Institute Participants
… pre-course levels of environmentally responsible behavior most participants reported an increased level of post course environmental behavior change. Post-course impacts ranged from a change of, or further investment in academic and career goals, lifestyle choices, empowerment, ethical development …
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Post-Course Environmental Behavior Change of Wild Rockies Field Institute Participants
… pre-course levels of environmentally responsible behavior most participants reported an increased level of post course environmental behavior change. Post-course impacts ranged from a change of, or further investment in academic and career goals, lifestyle choices, empowerment, ethical development …
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Integrating Psychology and Neuroscience Approaches to Optimize Physical Activity Behavior Change
… highly variable and typically modest. Even when behavioral interventions are effective, the understanding of how and why they work is lacking. Understanding the determinants of physical activity behavior change, along with identifying evidence-based behavior change techniques that target these …
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The case for multiple health behavior change interventions in multiple sclerosis
… inform future investigations of multiple health behavior change in persons with MS.
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Peer Perception of Social Behavior Change in Popular and Unpopular Children
… about how children perceive and interpret social behavior change in their less popular classmates. The present research, using videotape simulation, examined three issues related to reputation and children's perception of behavior change: (a) the relationship between a child's reputation and the …
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Design guidelines for behavioral feedback visualizations to support health behavior change
… enable users to monitor personal health behaviors (e.g., daily steps, medication taking) and visualize the behavioral data as feedback via interactive or ambient displays to support health behavior change. The visualization tools could promote a robust understanding and engage individuals …
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A Cost Per Behavior Change Analysis for Physical Therapy-Behavior Modification Projects
… unit were trained to conduct physical therapy-behavior modification projects. The effectiveness of these projects was evaluated by comparing performance prior to intervention with performance following intervention. Costs for achieving this change in performance were presented in five separate …
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