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Osman M, McLachlan S, Fenton N, Neil M, Löfstedt R, Meder B. Learning from Behavioural Changes That Fail. Trends Cogn Sci 2020; 24:969-980. [PMID: 33129722 DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2020.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Behavioural change techniques are currently used by many global organisations and public institutions. The amassing evidence base is used to answer practical and scientific questions regarding what cognitive, affective, and environment factors lead to successful behavioural change in the laboratory and in the field. In this piece we show that there is also value to examining interventions that inadvertently fail in achieving their desired behavioural change (e.g., backfiring effects). We identify the underlying causal pathways that characterise different types of failure, and show how a taxonomy of causal interactions that result in failure exposes new insights that can advance theory and practice.
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- Magda Osman
- Biological and Experimental Psychology Group, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK.
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- Risk and Information Management, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK; Health Informatics and Knowledge Engineering Research (HiKER) Group, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Risk and Information Management, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Risk and Information Management, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Faculty of Health, Health and Medical University, Potsdam, Germany; Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany.
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Moore AR, Amey F, Mpofu E. Determinants of support for government involvement in obesity control among American adults. Transl Behav Med 2019; 9:785-796. [PMID: 30053300 DOI: 10.1093/tbm/iby079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Obesity takes a substantial toll on society as a whole. Obesity and its health-related complications contribute significantly to healthcare costs and negatively affects almost every aspect of human life. It is therefore reasonable for the government to be involved in finding solutions to control the epidemic. This article examined factors that influence support for government intervention in the obesity epidemic in the United States. We used data from Obesity in the United States: Public Perceptions, a survey of a nationally representative sample of American adults. We conducted OLS regression analysis, to understand how three main covariates that described beliefs about causes of obesity and a series of controls impact support for government intervention in obesity control. There was a significant negative relationship between support for government intervention and beliefs about causes of obesity. Also, political ideology and party affiliation significantly influenced support for government intervention. For instance, while Democrats were more supportive of government interventions to control obesity, Republicans were not supportive of such intervention. Additionally, race and environmental characteristics of place of residence significantly influenced support for government intervention. Further, there were significant joint effects of political affiliation, race, and weight status on support for government intervention. Unlike previous studies, we find that one of the important factors that drive people to either support or abhor government intervention is the perception of what causes obesity. It is important that public health officials and other stakeholders understand the intricacies of public support for obesity control.
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- Ami R Moore
- Department of Sociology, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA
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- Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services, University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA.,Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Group, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.,Educational Psychology and Inclusive Education, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Moghaddam ET, Tafazoli A. Cola Beverages: Clinical Uses versus Adverse Effects. CURRENT NUTRITION & FOOD SCIENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.2174/1573401313666170821130225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background: Excessive consumption of cola beverages is accompanied by numerous public health risks. But besides these well-known adverse effects, recently, several medical articles have been published that show some indications for cola beverages in clinical practice like resolution of gastrointestinal or feeding tube obstructions, increasing bioavailability and palatability of other medications, rehydration and other uses in healthcare settings. These approaches are not without shortcomings and complications.Methods:In this systematic review we tried to explore these new uses for practitioners and also reemphasize on the most evidence-based complications of cola consumption like bone loss and metabolic and cardiovascular adverse effects in cases of misuse and overuse from both clinical and nutritional points of view via searching the PubMed database.Results:We chose 145 journal articles from the most relevant ones plus 30 extra references and categorized their topics in two classes of medical uses and adverse effects.Conclusion:It could be stated that cola beverages have demonstrated interesting uses and benefits in medicine but their use should be regulated as strict as possible.
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- Ehsan T. Moghaddam
- Orthodontics Department, School of Dentistry, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- School of Pharmacy, International Campus, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Steel P, Taras V, Uggerslev K, Bosco F. The Happy Culture: A Theoretical, Meta-Analytic, and Empirical Review of the Relationship Between Culture and Wealth and Subjective Well-Being. PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW 2017; 22:128-169. [PMID: 28770649 PMCID: PMC5892848 DOI: 10.1177/1088868317721372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Do cultural values enhance financial and subjective well-being (SWB)? Taking a multidisciplinary approach, we meta-analytically reviewed the field, found it thinly covered, and focused on individualism. In counter, we collected a broad array of individual-level data, specifically an Internet sample of 8,438 adult respondents. Individual SWB was most strongly associated with cultural values that foster relationships and social capital, which typically accounted for more unique variance in life satisfaction than an individual’s salary. At a national level, we used mean-based meta-analysis to construct a comprehensive cultural and SWB database. Results show some reversals from the individual level, particularly masculinity’s facet of achievement orientation. In all, the happy nation has low power distance and low uncertainty avoidance, but is high in femininity and individualism, and these effects are interrelated but still partially independent from political and economic institutions. In short, culture matters for individual and national well-being.
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- 2 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA
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- 4 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
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Haws KL, Liu PJ. Half-size me? How calorie and price information influence ordering on restaurant menus with both half and full entrée portion sizes. Appetite 2016; 97:127-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2015] [Revised: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gollust SE, Barry CL, Niederdeppe J. Americans' opinions about policies to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. Prev Med 2014; 63:52-7. [PMID: 24631499 DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2013] [Revised: 02/27/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Strategies to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages are a key component of public health promotion and obesity prevention, yet the introduction of many of these policies has been met with political controversy. The objective of this study is to assess the levels of and determinants of U.S. public support for policies to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. METHODS An Internet-based survey (N=1319) was fielded with a nationally-representative sample of U.S. adults aged 18-64 during fall 2012. RESULTS Respondents have the highest support for calorie labeling (65%) and removing drinks from schools (62%), and the lowest support for taxes (22%) or portion size restrictions (26%). Examining several determinants of support simultaneously, Democrats and those with negative views of soda companies are more likely to support these policies. CONCLUSIONS The results provide policymakers and advocates with insights about the political feasibility of policy approaches to address the prevalent consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, as well as the role of attitudes toward soda companies as an independent predictor of the public's opinions.
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- Sarah E Gollust
- Division of Health Policy and Management, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, 420 Delaware St SE, MMC #729, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
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- Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Room 403, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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- Department of Communication, 328 Kennedy Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-4203, USA.
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Fill size for ophthalmic products. Ocul Surf 2013; 11:285-7. [PMID: 24112231 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2013.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Revised: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Welsh JA, Lundeen EA, Stein AD. The sugar-sweetened beverage wars: public health and the role of the beverage industry. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes 2013; 20:401-6. [PMID: 23974767 PMCID: PMC4425304 DOI: 10.1097/01.med.0000432610.96107.f5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To discuss the current data on sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption trends, evidence of the health impact, and the role of industry in efforts to reduce the consumption. RECENT FINDINGS Previously rising SSB consumption rates have declined recently, but continue to contribute added sugars beyond the limit advised by the American Heart Association. A recent meta-analysis concluded that SSBs likely increase body weight and recent long-term studies support the previous findings of increased risk of diabetes, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. Beverage companies have played an active role in some SSB reduction efforts by reducing the sale of SSBs in schools, limiting television advertising to children, and increasing the availability of smaller portion-size options. Industry has opposed efforts to restrict the availability of large portion sizes and implement an excise tax. Current industry efforts include the promotion of alternative beverages perceived to be healthier as well as SSBs through Internet and social media. SUMMARY Continuing high SSB consumption and associated health risks highlight the need for further public health action. The beverage industry has supported some efforts to reduce the consumption of full sugar beverages, but has actively opposed others. The impact of industry efforts to promote beverage alternatives perceived as healthier is unknown.
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- Jean A. Welsh
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Emory University School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Nutrition and Health Sciences, Graduate Division of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Laney Graduate School, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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