Book contents
- The Handbook of Behavior Change
- The Handbook of Behavior Change
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Sidebars
- Contributors
- 1 Changing Behavior: A Theory- and Evidence-Based Approach
- Part I Theory and Behavior Change
- Part II Methods and Processes of Behavior Change: Intervention Development, Application, and Translation
- Part III Behavior Change Interventions: Practical Guides to Behavior Change
- 31 Attitudes and Persuasive Communication Interventions
- 32 Self-Efficacy Interventions
- 33 Imagery, Visualization, and Mental Simulation Interventions
- 34 Affect-Based Interventions
- 35 Autonomy-Supportive Interventions
- 36 Incentive-Based Interventions
- 37 Monitoring Interventions
- 38 Goal Setting Interventions
- 39 Planning and Implementation Intention Interventions
- 40 Self-Control Interventions
- 41 Habit Interventions
- 42 Economic and Behavioral Economic Approaches to Behavior Change
- 43 Dyadic Behavior Change Interventions
- 44 Social Identity Interventions
- 45 Motivational Interviewing Interventions
- 46 The Science of Behavior Change: The Road Ahead
- Index
- References
37 - Monitoring Interventions
from Part III - Behavior Change Interventions: Practical Guides to Behavior Change
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 July 2020
- The Handbook of Behavior Change
- The Handbook of Behavior Change
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Sidebars
- Contributors
- 1 Changing Behavior: A Theory- and Evidence-Based Approach
- Part I Theory and Behavior Change
- Part II Methods and Processes of Behavior Change: Intervention Development, Application, and Translation
- Part III Behavior Change Interventions: Practical Guides to Behavior Change
- 31 Attitudes and Persuasive Communication Interventions
- 32 Self-Efficacy Interventions
- 33 Imagery, Visualization, and Mental Simulation Interventions
- 34 Affect-Based Interventions
- 35 Autonomy-Supportive Interventions
- 36 Incentive-Based Interventions
- 37 Monitoring Interventions
- 38 Goal Setting Interventions
- 39 Planning and Implementation Intention Interventions
- 40 Self-Control Interventions
- 41 Habit Interventions
- 42 Economic and Behavioral Economic Approaches to Behavior Change
- 43 Dyadic Behavior Change Interventions
- 44 Social Identity Interventions
- 45 Motivational Interviewing Interventions
- 46 The Science of Behavior Change: The Road Ahead
- Index
- References
Summary
Monitoring is a self-regulatory process involved in making changes to behavior. Monitoring involves a person, group, or organization taking stock of the current situation, comparing this to some goal or reference value, and identifying whether or not there is a discrepancy. Noting a discrepancy can be a reason for taking additional action to ensure goals are achieved or for adjusting or disengaging from the goal. Monitoring can also identify actions required to overcome barriers to goal striving and whether these actions have the intended effects. Given that people often do not monitor their progress, termed “the ostrich problem,” interventions that prompt monitoring can be an effective way to promote changes in behavior. This chapter reviews the evidence that monitoring interventions promote changes in behavior, identifies how monitoring has been conceptualized within theoretical models and existing taxonomies of behavior change techniques, and describes some of the mechanisms by which monitoring promotes behavior change. The chapter concludes that monitoring can be an effective strategy for promoting changes in a range of behaviors and contexts but also that developing monitoring interventions can be complex. A practical guide for the development and application of monitoring strategies is also presented, based on the literature and research evidence on monitoring interventions.
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- The Handbook of Behavior Change , pp. 537 - 553Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020