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Motivating the unmotivated: how can health behavior be changed in those unwilling to change?

Sarah Jane Hardcastle · Jennie E. Hancox · Anne Hattar · Chloé Maxwell‐Smith · Cecilie Thøgersen‐Ntoumani · Martin S. Hagger

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Behavioral Health and Interventions Behavioral and Psychological Studies Media Influence and Health

Abstract

Many individuals do not engage in health-promoting behaviors that would confer important health benefits despite research that has shown that engaging in a suite of four health behaviors (physical activity, eating a healthy diet, not smoking, drinking alcohol in moderation) leads to a 11–14 year delay in all-cause mortality (Khaw et al., 2008; Ford et al., 2011). Motivating people disinclined to engage in health behavior presents a significant challenge to public health practitioners. Although there have been advances in interventions to increase individuals' motivation to engage in health-related behaviors, gaps in knowledge exist. In particular, effective strategies to promote behavior change in individuals with little or no motivation to change are relatively scarce.

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