Foreseeing versus feeling: how accuracy of affective forecasting relates to health behavior change

This study demonstrates that affective expectations and experiences both matter for motivation and action and underscores the importance of affective forecasting for health behavior change.

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Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Published
2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaf084
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Behavioral Health and Interventions
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Foreseeing versus feeling: how accuracy of affective forecasting relates to health behavior change

Paschal Sheeran, Michelle Z Yang, Mark Conner
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Behavioral Health and Interventions
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Foreseeing versus feeling: how accuracy of affective forecasting relates to health behavior change

Paschal Sheeran, Michelle Z Yang, Mark Conner
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Abstract

This study demonstrates that affective expectations and experiences both matter for motivation and action and underscores the importance of affective forecasting for health behavior change.

Annals of Behavioral MedicineVol. 59(1)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US), University of Leeds (GB)
Openalex Percentile: Top 64%
Behavioral Health and Interventions
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