Habit - Practical Health Psychology

2025-04-152025-11-04Habit

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, determined to form new habits and to leave our bad habits behind as the clock strikes midnight. Dusting […]

2022-06-012025-11-04Behavioural theory, E-health, Habit, Motivation

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. Behavioral scientists are still trying to work out how these sources fit together. For example, I go running […]

2021-01-222025-11-04Habit, Self-regulation

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 ill after eating contaminated food, and as many as 420,000 people die. There are vast geographical differences in […]

2020-11-102025-11-04Assessment, Goal setting, Habit, Interventions, Planning

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, excessive alcohol consumption remains a major risk factor for poor health and early death. Providing simple brief advice […]

2020-10-012025-11-04Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Goal setting, Habit, Mental Health, Planning, Self-regulation, Stress and Coping

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, and uncertainty seized our future in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond the immediate and urgent need […]

2020-08-252025-11-04Habit, Motivation, Self-regulation

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 change and health care professionals can play a role and help patients to improve their health outcomes and […]

2018-04-062025-11-04Habit

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 ways that are best for their long-term health. For example, most people are aware that exercise is good […]

2016-01-102025-11-04Habit

Lépjünk be a szokásokba: a szokás-alakulás tudományának alkalmazása a valóságban

By Benjamin Gardner, King’s College London Mi az a „szokás”? Miért eszünk pattogatott kukoricát, mialatt mozizunk? Legtöbb esetben az a válasz, hogy pattogatott kukoricát enni egy szokás filmnézés közben. A pszichológusok meghatározása szerint a “szokásos viselkedés” egy automatikusan megtörténő cselekvés, […]

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