The Behaviour Change Wheel (Behavior Change Wheel) - A Guide To Designing Interventions

by Susan Michie, Lou Atkins, Robert West

This is a practical guide to designing and evaluating behaviour change interventions and policies. It is based on the Behaviour Change Wheel, a synthesis of 19 behaviour change frameworks that draw on a wide range of disciplines and approaches. The guide is for policy makers, practitioners, intervention designers and researchers and introduces a systematic, theory-based method, key concepts and practical tasks. 'The Behaviour Change Wheel - A Guide to Designing Interventions' brings together theory-based tools developed in behavioural science to understand and change behaviour to form a step-by-step intervention design manual. This book is for anyone with an interest in changing behaviour regardless of whether they have a background in behavioural science. Authors, Professor Susan Michie - a world authority on behaviour change, DR Lou Atkins - researcher and Associate Teaching Fellow at the UCL Centre for Behaviour Change, and Professor Robert West - an internationally renowned expert on smoking and addiction, guide you through each step. www.behaviourchangewheel.com - ONLINE BOOK VERSION AVAILABLE ON WEBSITE ONLY

Genres: Design, Psychology, Nonfiction

329 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2014

Reviews

[Stuart Macalpine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Am excellent framework for conceptualising the dimensions of an intervention to change behaviours - really useful and practical

[An Te · Rating 4 out of 5]

A helpful companion for those looking to theorise, devise and implement behaviour change interventions across all sectors. It's particularly geared towards healthcare.

I've yet to appraise the implementation sections as it doesn't apply to me, at this early stage.

[Chris Wetwood · Rating 4 out of 5]

The content is excellent. The theoretical framework very useful. The examples clear. But the language used is so formal and abstract that I constantly needed to think what the authors were actually saying (and I don’t consider myself a dummy). It made reading it hardly effortless and tedious.

[Toby · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read as the core text in the Active Travel Academy course on beahvaiour change. Useful handbook. Takes some thought to apply it well.

[Micheal Mckay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent breakdown on how to systematically design behavior change interventions. It was academically sound but surprisingly delightful to read. Highly recommend this for anyone interested in behavior change.

[Thomas Gültzow · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must read for every health promoter!