Background Despite advances in behavioral science, there is no widely shared
understanding of the “mechanisms of action”(MoAs) through which individual behavior …

Background Understanding the mechanisms through which behavior change techniques
(BCTs) can modify behavior is important for the development and evaluation of effective …

Researchers, practitioners, and policymakers develop interventions to change behavior
based on their understanding of how behavior change techniques (BCTs) impact the …

Background Behavioral interventions typically include multiple behavior change techniques
(BCTs). The theory informing the selection of BCTs for an intervention may be stated …

Behavior change interventions typically contain multiple potentially active components:
behavior change techniques (BCTs). Identifying which specific BCTs or BCT combinations …

Objective: Without standardized definitions of the techniques included in behavior change
interventions, it is difficult to faithfully replicate effective interventions and challenging to …

Purpose The aim of this paper is to assess the frequency of identification as well as the inter-
coder and test–retest reliability of identification of behavior change techniques (BCTs) in …

Background CONSORT guidelines call for precise reporting of behavior change
interventions: we need rigorous methods of characterizing active content of interventions …

Background Understanding links between behaviour change techniques (BCTs) and
mechanisms of action (the processes through which they affect behaviour) helps inform the …

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses play an important role in summarising current
research on the efficacy of behaviour change interventions and their mechanisms of action …