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Behaviour change to address climate change

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Psychology, 2021
Addressing climate change requires profound behaviour change, not only in consumer action, but also in action as members of communities and organisations, and as citizens who can influence policies. However, while many behavioural models exist to explain and predict mitigation and adaptation behaviours, we argue that their utility in establishing ...
Lorraine Whitmarsh   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Willingness to participate in future HIV prevention studies among gay and bisexual men in Scotland, UK: a challenge for intervention trials [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This article examines willingness to participate in future HIV prevention research among gay and bisexual men in Scotland, UK. Anonymous, self-complete questionnaires and Orasure Gäó oral fluid samples were collected in commercial gay venues.
BA Koblin   +39 more
core   +1 more source

Simon’s scissors and ecological psychology in design for behaviour change [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Copyright @ 2012 Social Science Electronic PublishingThis paper introduces a series of working papers (Lockton 2011a,b and 2012a-f) providing a background literature review of different disciplinary perspectives on behaviour, informing the development of
Lockton, D
core   +2 more sources

The Applicability of Behaviour Change in Intervention Programmes Targeted at Ending Female Genital Mutilation in the EU:Integrating Social Cognitive and Community Level Approaches [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
With increased migration, female genital mutilation (FGM) also referred to as female circumcision or female genital cutting is no longer restricted to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
Barrett, Hazel   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

From smoking cessation to physical activity: Can ontology-based methods for automated evidence synthesis generalise across behaviour change domains? [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

open access: yesWellcome Open Research
Background Developing behaviour change interventions able to tackle major challenges such as non-communicable diseases or climate change requires effective and efficient use of scientific evidence.
Candice Moore   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The home electronic media environment and parental safety concerns: relationships with outdoor time after school and over the weekend among 9–11 year old children

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2018
Background Time spent outdoors is associated with higher physical activity levels among children, yet it may be threatened by parental safety concerns and the attraction of indoor sedentary pursuits.
Hannah J. Wilkie   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Small and repetitive axial strain reducing the critical current in BSCCO/Ag superconductors [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
The critical current in two types of axially deformed BSCCO/Ag tape conductors is investigated. An Ic reduction is observed for small axial strains (ranging from 0 to 0.3%) with a characteristic slope dic/dϵ=-5±1 (relative Ic, change per relative ...
Beuink, Andre   +2 more
core   +3 more sources

Specifying how intervention content is communicated: Development of a Style of Delivery Ontology [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]

open access: yesWellcome Open Research, 2023
Background: Investigating and enhancing the effectiveness of behaviour change interventions requires detailed and consistent specification of all aspects of interventions. We need to understand not only their content, that is the specific techniques, but
Alison J. Wright   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding Social and Behaviour Change Communication [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
terms that should be understood first, as different words and second as an entity. SBCC is primarily a brand of communication that has long existed in the social and behavioural disciplines; in the social sciences and humanities.
Iyorza, Stanislaus
core  

A new framework for the design and evaluation of a learning institution’s student engagement activities [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
In this article we explore the potential for attempts to encourage student engagement to be conceptualised as behaviour change activity, and specifically whether a new framework to guide such activity has potential value for the Higher Education (HE ...
Broughan, Christine   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

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