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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Health Educ Behav. 2015 Mar 20;42(5):669–676. doi: 10.1177/1090198115577378

Table 1. Take Active Breaks from Sitting Intervention Theoretical Underpinnings and Techniques.

Social cognitive theory constructs Behavior Change Techniques (from Michie's taxonomy)
Self-regulation strategies
  • Goal-setting (behavior)

  • Barrier identification/problem-solving

  • Prompt review of behavioral goals

  • Self-monitoring of behavior

  • Provide feedback

  • Social support (partner, family, friends)

  • Relapse prevention

Facilitation
  • Prompts/cues (e.g. computer applications or alarms to cue breaks from sitting)

  • Environmental restructuring (making a space or desk to stand while reading or using the computer)

Self-efficacy
  • Verbal persuasion

  • Focus on past success

Outcome expectations
  • Providing information on consequences of behavior

  • Health consequences