Integrating knowledge across domains to advance the science of health behavior: overcoming challenges and facilitating success

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Abstract
Health behaviors often co-occur and have common determinants at multiple levels (e.g., individual, relational, environmental). Nevertheless, research programs often examine single health behaviors without a systematic attempt to integrate knowledge across behaviors. This paper highlights the significant potential of cross-cutting behavioral research to advance our understanding of the mechanisms and causal factors that shape health behaviors. It also offers suggestions for how researchers could develop more effective interventions. We highlight barriers to such an integrative science along with potential steps that can be taken to address these barriers. With a more nuanced understanding of health behavior, redundancies in research can be minimized, and a stronger evidence base for the development of health behavior interventions can be realized.
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Article
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10.1007/s13142-016-0433-5
Publication Date
2017-03
Publication Title
Translational Behavioral Medicine
Volume
7
Issue
1
First Page
98
Last Page
105
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Klein, W., Grenen, E., O’Connell, M., Blanch-Hartigan, D., Chou, W.-Y., Hall, K., Taber, J., & Vogel, A. (2017). Integrating knowledge across domains to advance the science of health behavior: overcoming challenges and facilitating success (1–). Translational Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13142-016-0433-5
Klein, William, Emily Grenen, Mary O’Connell, Danielle Blanch-Hartigan, Wen-Ying Chou, Kara Hall, Jennifer Taber, and Amanda Vogel. 2017. “Integrating Knowledge across Domains to Advance the Science of Health Behavior: Overcoming Challenges and Facilitating Success”. Translational Behavioral Medicine. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13142-016-0433-5.
Klein, William, et al. Integrating Knowledge across Domains to Advance the Science of Health Behavior: Overcoming Challenges and Facilitating Success. Translational Behavioral Medicine, Mar. 2017, https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13142-016-0433-5.