Investigating which behaviour change techniques work for whom in which contexts delivered by what means: Proposal for an international collaboratory of Centres for Understanding Behaviour Change (CUBiC)
Investigating which behaviour change techniques work for whom in which contexts delivered by what means: Proposal for an international collaboratory of Centres for Understanding Behaviour Change (CUBiC)
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DOI：
10.1111/bjhp.12479
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发表时间：
2020-10-20
影响因子：
7.9
通讯作者：
Epton, Tracy
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作者：
Armitage, Christopher J.;Conner, Mark;Epton, Tracy
目的
行为改变技术对于任何行为改变干预措施的制定都至关重要，但令人惊讶的是，人们对其特性知之甚少。关键问题包括行为改变技术通常在何时、为何、如何、在何种情境下、针对哪些行为、以何种组合、与什么相比以及对谁有效。本文的目的是：（1）阐明理解行为改变技术特性所面临挑战的范围；（2）提出解决这一问题的方法；（3）呼吁科学家采取行动。
方法
采用迭代共识法（奥康纳等人，2020年，《英国心理学杂志》，e12468）来获取和提炼专家对于如何最好地解决理解行为改变技术的性质和作用这一问题的判断。
结果
我们提议建立一个全球“行为改变理解中心”（CUBiC）网络，同时开展研究，以确定行为改变技术在多种行为和人群中的单一及组合特性。我们还首次尝试系统化一种CUBiC可用于理解行为改变技术并开始利用全球研究人员的努力的方法。
结论
更好地理解行为改变技术对于改进行为改变干预措施以解决诸如肥胖和新冠康复等全球性问题至关重要。CUBiC提议只是世界所面临问题的众多可能解决方案之一，也是呼吁科学家协同工作以更深入地了解行为改变干预措施基础的行动号召。
Purpose Behaviour change techniques are fundamental to the development of any behaviour change intervention, but surprisingly little is known about their properties. Key questions include when, why, how, in which contexts, for which behaviours, in what combinations, compared with what, and for whom behaviour change techniques are typically effective. The aims of the present paper are to: (1) articulate the scope of the challenge in understanding the properties of behaviour change techniques, (2) propose means by which to tackle this problem, and (3) call scientists to action. Methods Iterative consensus (O'Connor et al., 2020,Br. J. Psychol., e12468) was used to elicit and distil the judgements of experts on how best to tackle the problem of understanding the nature and operation of behaviour change techniques. Results We propose a worldwide network of 'Centres for Understanding Behaviour Change' (CUBiC) simultaneously undertaking research to establish what are the single and combined properties of behaviour change techniques across multiple behaviours and populations. We additionally provide a first attempt to systematize an approach that CUBiC could use to understand behaviour change techniques and to begin to harness the efforts of researchers worldwide. Conclusion Better understanding of behaviour change techniques is vital for improving behaviour change interventions to tackle global problems such as obesity and recovery from COVID-19. The CUBiC proposal is just one of many possible solutions to the problems that the world faces and is a call to action for scientists to work collaboratively to gain deeper understanding of the underpinnings of behaviour change interventions.