Using theories of behaviour change to inform interventions for addictive behaviours

Addiction

Volumn 105, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1879-1892

  Webb, Thomas L ^a   Sniehotta, Falko F ^b   Michie, Susan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Addiction; Behaviour change; Intervention; Theory

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC PROCEDURES, TECHNIQUES AND CONCEPTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RECURRENCE; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 78649559110     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03028.x     Document Type: Article

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