Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Health Behavior Change: A Contextually-Driven Approach
Overview
This paper introduces a contextually-driven Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) model for promoting health behavior change, grounded in Relational Frame Theory. It targets researchers and practitioners by explaining how enhancing psychological flexibility through six core processes can support long-term maintenance of healthy habits aligned with personal values. The authors recommend designing intervention programs based on this framework to help individuals accept internal experiences without letting them dictate behavior.
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- Author
- Chun‐Qing Zhang (Hong Kong Baptist University), Emily Leeming (University of Nevada, Reno), Patrick Smith (University of Nevada, Reno), Pak‐Kwong Chung (Hong Kong Baptist University), Martin S. Hagger (University of Jyväskylä), Steven C. Hayes (University of Nevada, Reno)
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- 2018-01-11
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- gold
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- 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02350
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- 201
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@article{allodium:66616ab8dedc433e,
title = {Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Health Behavior Change: A Contextually-Driven Approach},
author = {Chun‐Qing Zhang and Emily Leeming and Patrick Smith and Pak‐Kwong Chung and Martin S. Hagger and Steven C. Hayes},
year = {2018},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02350},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02350}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Health Behavior Change: A Contextually-Driven Approach AU - Zhang, Chun‐Qing AU - Leeming, Emily AU - Smith, Patrick AU - Chung, Pak‐Kwong AU - Hagger, Martin S. AU - Hayes, Steven C. PY - 2018 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02350 UR - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02350 ER -
APA
Zhang, C., Leeming, E., Smith, P., Chung, P., Hagger, M. S., & Hayes, S. C. (2018). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Health Behavior Change: A Contextually-Driven Approach. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02350
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