Seasonal change in the daily timing of behaviour of the common vole, Microtus arvalis [PDF]
1. Seasonal effects on daily activity patterns in the common vole were established by periodic trapping in the field and continuous year round recording of running wheel and freeding activity in cages exposed to natural meteorological conditions.
AD Rijnsdorp +36 more
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Applying the Behavioural Change Wheel to Encourage Higher Welfare Food Choices [PDF]
Over the last several decades, positive public attitudes towards animal welfare have continued to develop. Consumers’ attitudes towards farm animal welfare indicate increasing concern about animal welfare in food production. Yet, this growing interest in the lives of farm animals does not correspond with a wholesale increase in demand for higher ...
Amelia Cornish +3 more
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Changing Hearts and Minds in the Equestrian World One Behaviour at a Time
Equestrianism is currently facing a range of pressing challenges. These challenges, which are largely based on evolving attitudes to ethics and equine wellbeing, have consequences for the sport’s social licence to operate.
Inga A. Wolframm +2 more
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Selecting behaviour change techniques to reduce sedentary behaviour in people with stroke using the Behaviour Change Wheel [PDF]
Abstract Background: Research has shown that sedentary behaviour increases the risk of stroke, cardiovascular disease and mortality. People with stroke are highly sedentary. Therefore, reducing sedentary behaviour might reduce the risk of secondary events and death.
Roderick Wondergem +6 more
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Using the Behaviour Change Wheel to Design an App to Change Tourist Behaviour and Increase Dispersal into Regional Areas [PDF]
AbstractCurrently, many tourism destinations are experiencing greatly reduced tourism due to COVID-19. In order to ensure that regions that wish to engage in tourism can share the benefits of it more equally, and to prevent the predicted future problem of overuse of popular areas once pre-COVID visitor numbers resume, an app to encourage tourists and ...
Martha Wells +2 more
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A new framework for the design and evaluation of a learning institution’s student engagement activities [PDF]
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
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Increasing condom use in heterosexual men: development of a theory-based interactive digital intervention [PDF]
Increasing condom use to prevent sexually transmitted infections is a key public health goal. Interventions are more likely to be effective if they are theory- and evidence-based.
A Hanbury +65 more
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Background Understanding the barriers and facilitators to behaviour change by primary care practitioners (PCPs) is vital to inform the design and implementation of successful Behaviour Change Interventions (BCIs), embed evidence-based medicine into ...
Melissa Mather +2 more
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Using the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) to Characterise Parenting Interventions to Prevent Intergenerational Child Abuse [PDF]
Abstract Research shows that parents with a history of child abuse are at risk of perpetuating the cycle of abuse; however, exploration of intervention content is still a neglected area. This qualitative study identifies intervention components and corresponding mechanisms of change of parenting interventions to prevent intergenerational child abuse ...
Fatima Younas, Leslie Morrison Gutman
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Background Children spend a large amount of their time in obligatory seated school lessons, with notable effects on health and cognitive outcomes. A common issue reported by teachers is a lack of time to incorporate physical activity into the school day
Emma Norris +3 more
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