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Habit strength will predict the likelihood of enactment of habitual behavior, and strong habitual tendencies will tend to dominate over motivational tendencies.
Practitioners should focus on strengthening habits to enhance behavior change.
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theory proposes that habit strength will predict the likelihood of enactment of habitual behavior, and that strong habitual tendencies will tend to dominate over motivational tendencies.
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Supported by theory and evidence regarding health-related behaviors.
Source
Habit Formation and Behavior Change
Benjamin Gardner et al. · Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Psychology · 2016
DOI 10.1093/acrefore/9780190236557.013.129
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