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Current affairs of the Behavior Change Science Network


Latest news and events

Looking back at 2023 of the Behaviour Change & Wellbeing group - it’s been a good year

  ⭐ We published well over 20 articles and chapters on e. g. COVID and protective behaviours, complexity science and behavior change, process evaluation of physical activity interventions, use of...



OPEN WEBINAR, POSTPONED: From Ideas to Motivation and Action: Two Examples of Developing Theory-Based Physical Activity Promotion Interventions

    POSTPONED, NEW DATE: Thursday 15.2.2024  Webinar location: https://jyufi.zoom.us/j/69328387996    Population physical activity levels consistently fall below the levels needed to improve and maintain health and well-being outcomes, but...



Welcome to BeCS seminar autumn sessions!

  The BeCS seminar continues again with autumn 2023 sessions! The seminar features speakers from our network and beyond, presenting work in progress and work completed. Anyone interested in the...



Jyväskylä Health Behaviour Change Research Seminar on 31st May 2023

  Event recommendation   University of Jyväskylä is organising Jyväskylä Health Behaviour Change Research Seminar on Wednesday May 31, 2023, at 12.15-15.45 (both on site and online). The seminar consists...



The dates for BeCS seminar spring 2023 have been announced!

  The BeCS (Behaviour Change Science) seminar features speakers from our network and beyond, presenting work in progress and work completed. Everyone interested in our topics is welcome to join...



The BeCS seminar continues!

The BeCS seminar features speakers from our network and beyond, presenting work in progress and work completed. Anyone interested in our topics are welcome to join the seminar! Sessions are...



Why adolescents (do not) plan physical activity?

  When people are motivated to do something, creating concrete action plan is an evidence-based strategy to improve one’s chances of success. Hence, this effective self-regulation strategy to achieve one’s...



Complexity perspectives on behaviour change are gaining traction

  A recent paper from our group has been gaining exceptional attention (in the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric, meaning over 4220 abstract views and over...



New paper in press: Do psychological predictors of active behaviour also predict sedentary behaviour and vice versa?

  A new paper is in press!   Much of our behavioural research only studies one behaviour and its predictors at a time and disregards the fact that different behaviours...



New paper on how to enhance intervention process evaluations with latent profile analyses

  We have published a new paper!   In research on intervention outcome and even process evaluations, the usual practice is to focus on average results — but this masks...



The BeCS seminar starts!

  The BeCS seminar features speakers from our network and beyond, presenting work in progress and work completed. Anyone interested in our topics are welcome to join the seminar!  ...