Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is an underappreciated risk of using cannabis that affects~
10% of the 193 million cannabis users worldwide. The individual and public health burdens …

Human behaviour is central to transmission of SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19,
and changing behaviour is crucial to preventing transmission in the absence of …

Social media companies commonly design their platforms in a way that renders them
addictive. Some governments have declared internet addiction a major public health …

The COM-B model of behaviour is widely used to identify what needs to change in order for
a behaviour change intervention to be effective. It identifies three factors that need to be …

Background There is limited evidence for successful weight gain prevention interventions
targeting young adults. Developing effective interventions necessitates a theoretical model …

This paper describes an approach that we have evolved for developing successful digital
interventions to help people manage their health or illness. We refer to this as the “person …

Interventions to change health-related behaviours typically have modest effects and may be
more effective if grounded in appropriate theory. Most theories applied to public health …

The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB; Ajzen, 1985), an extension of the Theory of
Reasoned Action (TRA; Fishbein & Ajzen, 1975), has been the dominant theoretical …

Smartphones have become necessities in people'lives. Along with its obvious benefits,
however, the smartphone has other effects that are not all that glorious. This study …

The term 'habit'is widely used to predict and explain behaviour. This paper examines use of
the term in the context of health-related behaviour, and explores how the concept might be …