Old habits die hard: Disrupting unwanted habitual behaviour
By Annabel Stone and Phillippa Lally, University of Surrey, UK The New Year is often a time where we aim for change, […]
Category: Automaticity
Linking the Elephant to the Rider: The Role of Motivation
By António Labisa Palmeira, CIDEFES – Universidade Lusófona, Portugal; ISBNPA Executive Director Long-term motivation for health-related behaviors can come from different sources. […]
To eat or not to eat, that is the question: How can health psychology practitioners help people manage food safety?
By Barbara Mullan, Curtin University, Australia Extent of the problem Every year, one in 10 people worldwide (approximately 600 million people) become […]
Willpower versus Unhealthy Temptations – Spoiler Alert – Willpower Usually Loses
By Amanda Rebar, Central Queensland University, Australia It will come as no surprise that evidence shows people do not always behave in […]
Getting into the habit: Applying the science of habit-formation to the real-world
By Benjamin Gardner, King’s College London What is a ‘habit’? Why do we eat popcorn while watching movies? The answer, for most, […]
