Abstract
These findings demonstrate the feasibility of developing standardized definitions of BCTs included in behavioral interventions and highlight problematic variability in the reporting of intervention content.
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Psychological interventionBehavior change methodsReplicatePsychologyIntervention (counseling)Inter-rater reliabilityApplied psychologySystematic reviewBehavior changeClinical psychologySocial psychologyMEDLINEDevelopmental psychologyStatisticsMathematicsPsychiatry
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- 27
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- 3
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- 379-387
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Charles Abraham,
Susan Michie
(2008).
A taxonomy of behavior change techniques used in interventions..
Health Psychology
, 27
(3)
, 379-387.
https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.27.3.379
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- 10.1037/0278-6133.27.3.379