It's Time to Unhabit and Think Critically About Whether Habit Formation Has Been Over Valued as a Behavior Change Strategy Within Health Promotion.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Segar, Michelle
- Source
- American Journal of Health Promotion. Nov2022, Vol. 36 Issue 8, p1418-1420. 3p.
- Subject
- *HABIT
*HEALTH promotion
- Language
- ISSN
- 0890-1171
Anyone who has worked within the field of health promotion (as a coach, professional in Health Resources or within health care) knows that most people don't sustain the positive lifestyle behaviors they try to change. [20] [22] Unhabit: From Convention to Critical Thinking This brief commentary doesn't aim to do justice to the vast literature about habit formation or the mounting science about the potential roles that identity and flexibility might play in sustaining changes in complex health-promoting behaviors. [Extracted from the article]