Effects of behavioral performance, intrinsic reward value, and context stability on the formation of a higher-order nutrition habit: an intensive longitudinal diary study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Habits drive many of our health behaviors in our daily lives. However, little is known about the relative contribution of different key factors for habit formation in real-world contexts. We examined the effects of behavioral performance, intrinsic reward value (operationalized as tastiness), and context stability on the formation of a higher-order nutrition habit.

Methods

Participants were recruited via mailing lists and posts on social media platforms. N = 199 participants (M_age = 37.10 years, SD = 13.00, 86.93% female) received an online intervention for building the higher-order habit of filling half of their plates with vegetables at dinner and completed one daily online survey for up to 56 days, including the assessment of habit strength, behavior

SUBMITTER: Kilb M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9372943 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature