BACKGROUND: A lack of physical activity is considered to cause 6% of deaths globally. Feedback from wearables such as activity trackers has the potential to encourage daily physical activity. To date, little research is available on the natural development of adherence to activity trackers or on potential …

De snelheid waarmee we eten, speelt een belangrijke rol in ons eetgedrag. Leidt een vork die helpt om langzaam te eten tot een verandering in eetsnelheid, verzadiging en voedselinname?

Past research on designing for behavioural change mostly concerned linear design processes, whereas in practice, Agile design methods are increasingly popular. This paper evaluates the possibilities and limitations of using Agile design methods in theory-driven design for behavioural change. We performed …

Eating rate is a basic determinant of appetite regulation, as people who eat more slowly feel sated earlier and eat less. Without assistance, eating rate is difficult to modify due to its automatic nature. In the current study, participants used an augmented fork that aimed to decelerate their rate of …

This study offers an overview of the natural development of the use of an activity tracker, as well as the relative importance of a range of determinants from literature. Decay is exponential but slower than may be expected from existing literature. Many factors have a small contribution to sustained …

Eetsnelheid is een zeer hardnekkige gewoonte die moeilijk te veranderen blijkt. Toch is het belangrijk dat snelle eters leren om langzamer te eten. Mensen die langzaam eten zijn namelijk sneller verzadigd en eten doorgaans minder dan mensen die snel eten. In dit onderzoek wordt getest of het gebruik …

Designing solutions for complex behaviour change processes can be greatly aided by integrating insights from the behavioural sciences into design practice. However, this integration is hampered by the relative inaccessibility of behavioral scientific knowledge. Working in a multidisciplinary of design …

Wetenschappers Sander Hermsen en Reint Jan Renes laten in een levendige mix van concrete voorbeelden en de nieuwste inzichten zien hoe gedragsbeïnvloeding echt werkt. Wat maakt wel en wat maakt niet een effectieve campagne, product of dienst?

Behaviour change design has much to gain with the integration of insights from the behavioural sciences in the design process. However, this integration needs to be done without hampering the creative process. In two rich design cases aimed at health and safety behaviour change, we describe our efforts …

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