Combining Behavioral Economics-Based Incentives With the Anchoring Strategy: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic (ie, long-term) elevated stress is associated with a number of mental and physical health conditions. Mindfulness meditation mobile apps are a promising tool for stress self-management that can overcome several barriers associated with in-person interventions; however, to date, poor app-based intervention adherence has limited the efficacy of these mobile health tools. Anchoring, or pairing, a new behavior with an existing routine has been shown to effectively establish habits that are maintained over time, but this strategy typically only works for those with high initial motivation and has yet to be tested for maintaining meditation with a mobile app.

Objective

This study will test novel combinations of behavioral economics-based incentives with the anch

SUBMITTER: Stecher C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10182474 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature