Friday the 7th of July 2023, the #InterventionMapping (IM) summer course that trains professionals to systematically design theory- and evidence-based #BehaviorChange interventions ended, certifying around fifty fresh IM-trained professionals.

The closing session beautifully reflected the nature of the Intervention Mapping community. I'll explain a bit about that here.

(after three more introductory toots with some background info)

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Friday the 7th of July 2023, the #InterventionMapping (IM) summer course that trains professionals to systematically design theory- and evidence-based #BehaviorChange interventions ended, certifying around fifty fresh IM-trained professionals.

The closing session beautifully reflected the nature of the Intervention Mapping community. I'll explain a bit about that here.

(after three more introductory toots with some background info)

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Friday the 7th of July 2023, the #InterventionMapping (IM) summer course that trains professionals to systematically design theory- and evidence-based #BehaviorChange interventions ended, certifying around fifty fresh IM-trained professionals.

The closing session beautifully reflected the nature of the Intervention Mapping community. I'll explain a bit about that here.

(after three more introductory toots with some background info)

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Wow, how did I not already know about this attempt to catalog all behavior change techniques and their possible mechanisms of action?
https://theoryandtechniquetool.humanbehaviourchange.org/tool
#BehaviorChange #CognitiveBehavioralTherapy #CBT

The secrets of cooperation
https://knowablemagazine.org/article/society/2023/secrets-of-cooperation

#Gossip and #PeerPressure can promote #cooperation better than punishment. Humans tend to gossip more with closer friends and about distant acquaintances for negative behavior which helps people to learn who to #cooperate with and who to avoid. Using social cues to encourage #BehaviorChange results in better outcomes than insisting people change.

New study findings on effective #BehaviorChange to mitigate #ClimateChange.

"The most effective type of interventions used social comparison—such as highlighting the behaviors or attitudes of others compared to the person receiving the message. Financial incentives were also particularly effective."

also...

"results highlight the need to make strategic decisions about whether it is better to target behaviors that are high-impact but harder to influence, or behaviors that are lower impact but easier to influence."

#climate #research #behavior #social #financial #influence #policy #strategy

https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/effective-behavioral-interventions-to-mitigate-climate-change/

A new batch of people seem to have arrived at Mastodon :mastodon:. Welcome! 👋

To get you started with accounts to follow, two lists I know of:

If you're interested in #OpenScience, check out https://germanrepro.github.io/Mastodon-OpenScience/ by @rmrahal

If you're interested in #HealthPsychology and #BehaviorChange, check out https://hpss.one/mastodon.html

For more lists, see https://github.com/nathanlesage/academics-on-mastodon (anybody know of lists about methodology: qual, quant, evidence synthesis, measurement? 🤔)

[Boosts would be great, thanks! 🙏]

I purchased a Nebula subscription today and it's been wonderful to de-youtube so much of my video watching (though not all of it).

One interesting observation: I'm finding that I've been so trained to "like" videos that the lack of any sort of 'like' button has thrown me a bit. I love that it's not included, but it's going to take me some time to de-program my behavior.

#Nebula #BehaviorChange

Congrats Nele and Beyza, on your article on setting physical activity goals with AI dialogue. Surprising results: a reduction in people's conviction to achieve the goal.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10916-022-01899-9 #ai #digitalhealth #ehealth #goalsetting #TUDelft #behaviorchange

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)00232-4/fulltext LSE–Lancet Commission on the future of the NHS: re-laying the foundations for an equitable and efficient health and care service after COVID-19.

Michael Anderson, MSc, Emma Pitchforth, PhD, Miqdad Asaria, PhD Prof Carol Brayne, MD Prof Barbara Casadei, FMedSci Prof Anita Charlesworth, MSc
et al. 6 May 2021

#publichealth #nhs #SaveOurNHS #publicservices #politicsandlaw #behaviorchange #mentalhealth #wellbeing #quality #covid #funding #future #GeneralElectionNOW

Appreciating the focus here by NPR and Julia Simon on #systemschange AND #behaviorchange. Yes and yes. “Many people are focusing on how to reduce their #carbonfootprint for next year — such as taking one less flight or eating less meat. We have advice on how to set climate resolutions for 2023.” https://www.npr.org/2022/12/29/1145952448/have-you-made-your-new-years-climate-resolution-yet #climateaction #climateresolution #newyearsresolution #carbonfootprint #plantbaseddiet

Great, let’s get it done then. “#Climate impact labels on foods such as #redmeat are an effective way to get people to stop choosing options that negatively affect the planet, a study has found.” https://theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/27/climate-impact-labels-could-help-people-eat-less-red-meat #plantbased #plantbaseddiet #behaviorchange #behavioralhealth

Quick shout out to #BehaviouralScience / #BeSci / #BehaviorChange friends...

Do you know of any good resources for #recruitment and #staffing BS projects? There's something I'm thinking about, but want to delve into existing literature first.
I've GScholar'd some, but not found a good, central, repository of knowledge as yet.

I'll keep hunting but thought I'd ask, just in case...
@nedra @bcollado Wondering if you've seen anything?

We started creating the ABCD because #BehaviorChange is *hard*.

That's because behavior is complicated and the result of many psychological constructs or behavioral determinants.

There's no list of a number of 'tricks' you can use for behavior change: instead, interventions often have multiple components, targeting multiple determinants on multiple levels.

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🚨 Publication alert! 🚨

Happy to share that "Acyclic Behavior Change Diagrams: A Tool to Report and Analyze Interventions" is now out in Health Psychology & Behavioral Medicine!

You can get it at https://doi.org/jp9t - or read this brief thread to get the main points!

#Psychology #OpenScience #BehaviorChange #InterventionDesign #HealthPromotion #PublicHealth #RStats @rstats

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbeshumanresourcescouncil/2022/12/12/insights-inspire-using-behavioral-economics-to-influence-performance-and-growth/

"Talent leaders today need to formulate and implement strategic plans that can enhance value by translating #data into #information and inspiring #insights to drive actions that #influence behavior changes—sometimes using economic #incentives and sometimes not."

#BehavioralEconomics
#BehaviorChange #HR

Here is something new Nele Albers and I tried. A 5 min #video https://youtu.be/NOLcLDW9yT0 accompanying @thePeerJ paper https://peerj.com/articles/13824/ on users' needs when using a digital quit #smoking coach and how to address these. This results from a mixed-method study (qualitative, quantitative, literature) where 600+ smokers shared their experiences and views after 5 interaction sessions and watching #videos of future scenarios (e.g. GP referral). #TUDelft #digitalhealth #ai #ehealth #behaviorchange

Hey #BehaviouralScience folks - would you join a Mastodon server aimed specifically at our community?

There is one I've found but it appears to be shuttered. Trying to work out if enough folks would be interested in taking it on (if the original owner would reopen/transfer) - could be an interesting space...

#Science #Behaviour #behaviorChange

But for either group of scenarios, achieving the ultimate goal will likely require rethinking our values as well as reimagining society & our economic systems. 2/

#decisionmaking #regenerativedesign #designforhumans #behavior #behaviorchange #overshoot #doughnuteconomics #economics #evolution #culturalevolution #prosocial #valuesmatter

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/marcel-harmon_policies-for-adapting-to-the-new-normal-activity-6998314033300819968-tzR8/

Hi folks! Here is my #introductionpost. I'm a postdoc working in the Department of Psychology at the University of Cambridge (but moving to Copenhagen in a week). My research focuses on the role of #behaviorchange in #climate change mitigation and #biodiversityconservation.

A few moderately okay papers of mine:
- Inequality in who can mitigate climate change: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-021-00900-y

- How psychology can help limit climate change: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-20238-001

More info: https://scholar.google.dk/citations?user=G0ikLwoAAAAJ&hl=en