Research
Neural
The Maintain IT model suggests that centred identity transformation can facilitate successful recruitment of executive function for long-term health behaviour change.
Practitioners may consider focusing on identity transformation strategies to support clients in maintaining health behaviour changes.
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The Maintain IT model posits that a centred identity transformation is one path leading to less effortful processing and facilitating successful recruitment of EF when necessary over the long term, increasing the sustainability of health behaviour change.
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The abstract discusses a theoretical model based on foundational research.
Source
Harnessing centred identity transformation to reduce executive function burden for maintenance of health behaviour change: the Maintain IT model
Ann E. Caldwell et al. · Health Psychology Review · 2018
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