Habit and goal-related constructs in determining toothbrushing behavior: Two sensor-based longitudinal studies.

Chao Zhang Hanne A A SpeltArlette van WissenDaniël Lakens Wijnand A IJsselsteijn

Published in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2022)

The partial support for the dual-process account suggests the need of using habit-based interventions to complement intention-based interventions when attempting to change oral health routines. Our findings also highlight the importance of affective aspects of toothbrushing behavior and the potential to incorporate sensor-based objective measures in research and interventions. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

physical activity
oral health
adverse drug
climate change
human health