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. 2016 Apr 19;5(2):e69. doi: 10.2196/resprot.5382

Table 2.

Behavior change techniques included in motivational interviewing sessions.

Category Technique
Goals and planning Goal setting (behavior)

Goal setting (outcome)

Review behavior goal(s)

Discrepancy between current behavior(s) and goal(s)

Review outcome goal(s)


Feedback and monitoring Feedback on behavior

Self-monitoring of behavior


Comparison of outcomes Credible source

Comparative imagining of future outcomes


Self-belief Focus on past success