How People Change

The articles and links below provide research-based articles, related to health and wellness, of how people can initiate change, develop new attitudes and behaviors, and maintain changes over long periods of time.

Website Links

Newsletter of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association:  http://www.health-psych.org/ResourcesNewsletters.cfm

Newsletter of the Division of Exercise and Sport Psychology, American Psychological Association: http://www.apa47.org/newsLetter.php

Research-Based Articles

APA Task Force Evidence-Based Practice

Effective techniques in healthy eating and physical activity interventions: A meta-regression 2009

The effectiveness of distance interventions for increasing physical activity: A review 2009

Motivational interviewing in health promotion 2002

Prochaska and Norcross 2001 Stages of Change

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