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Developing habit-based health behaviour change interventions: twenty-one questions to guide future research

Benjamin Gardnera Department of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King’s College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Madelynne A. Ardenb Centre for Behavioural Science and Applied Psychology, Department of Psychology, Sociology & Politics, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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Daniel Brownc Department of Applied Psychology, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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Frank F. Evesd School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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James Greene School of Allied Health and Physical Activity for Health Research Cluster (Health Research Institute), University of Limerick, Limerick, IrelandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7309-0751
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Kyra Hamiltonf Griffith University and Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Mt Gravatt, Qld, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9975-685X
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Nelli Hankoneng Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FinlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8464-2478
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Jennifer Inauenh Department of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, Institute of Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7884-3222
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Jan Kelleri Division Health Psychology, Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Dominika Kwasnickaj Faculty of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Wrocław, Poland;k NHMRC CRE in Digital Technology to Transform Chronic Disease Outcomes, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5961-837X
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Sarah Labudekl Network Aging Research (NAR), Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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Hans Marienm Department of Psychology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Radomír Masarykn Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava, SlovakiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7927-7376
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Nicola McClearyo Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada;p School of Epidemiology and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4394-703X
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Barbara A. Mullanq Behavioural Science and Health Research Group, Curtin University, Perth, AustraliaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0177-8899
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Efrat Neterr Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ruppin Academic Center, Emeq Hefer, Israel
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Sheina Orbells Department of Psychology, University of Essex, Essex, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8665-3541
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Sebastian Potthofft Department of Social Work, Education, and Community Wellbeing, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4580-8532
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Phillippa Lallyu Research Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, UK
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Pages 518-540 | Received 03 Sep 2021, Accepted 02 Nov 2021, Published online: 14 Nov 2021

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