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An inconvenient truth: Difficult problems rarely have easy solutions.

Christina A Roberto
Published in: The Behavioral and brain sciences (2023)
Individual-level interventions are often interesting and easy to implement, but are unfortunately ill-equipped to solve most major global problems (e.g., climate change, financial insecurity, unhealthy eating). Resources spent developing, pursuing, and touting relatively ineffective i-frame interventions draw resources away from the development and implementation of more effective s-frame solutions. Behavioral scientists who want to develop solutions to the world's biggest problems should focus their efforts on s-frame solutions.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
  • climate change
  • physical activity
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • quality improvement
  • weight loss
  • human health