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. […]
Category: Habit
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 […]
Improving the delivery of brief alcohol advice in primary care: views from both sides of the consultation table
By Amy O’Donnell, Newcastle University, UK Levels of drinking have fallen recently in some parts of Europe, particularly amongst young people. However, […]
Staying well while staying at home
By Dr Federica Picariello and Professor Rona Moss-Morris, King’s College London, the UK. Within weeks around the world, daily life dramatically changed, […]
How to maintain health behaviours long term?
By Dominika Kwasnicka, SWPS University, Poland and University of Melbourne, Australia The ultimate goal of health promotion programmes is to promote long-lasting […]
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, […]
