As the science of self-control matures, the organization and integration of its key concepts
becomes increasingly important. In response, we identified seven major components or …

To better explain daily fluctuations in physical activity and sedentary behavior, investigations
of motivation are turning from social cognitive frameworks to those centered on affect …

Older adults report experiencing improved emotional health, such as more intense positive
affect and less intense negative affect. However, there are mixed findings on whether older …

Media literacy education (MLE) approaches vary widely in their attempts to both address
salient concerns about media influence and acknowledge the pleasures of media use. The …

The study develops a segmentation typology based on consumer trust toward a particular
agency and explores the impacts risk-reducing behaviours and anxiety have on cruise travel …

Desire is a strong wish to do or have something, which involves not only a linguistic
expression, but also underlying cognitive phenomena driving human feelings. As the most …

Social robots are increasingly demonstrating effectiveness as low-intensity behavior change
agents. Key targets for these behavioral interventions include daily lifestyle behaviors with …

The concept of motivation is broad and multi-faceted. In health psychology, motivation has
been conceptualized as cravings, urges, or desires for unhealthy behaviors, such as …

This chapter focuses on theory and research on the motivation to exercise, with a particular
emphasis on the distinction between the two types of motivation, or wanting, alluded to …

This paper reports the design and qualitative evaluation of a social robot programmed to
deliver a talk-based treatment program to improve health behaviour change for food intake …