Table 1.
Behavior change principles | Conditions for effectiveness | Applications | Sub-determinants (change objectives) | Determinants | Sub-behaviors (performance objectives) | Target behavior |
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Self-monitoring | The monitoring must be of the specific behavior (i.e. not of the physiological state or health outcome). The data must be interpreted and used. The reward must be reinforcing to the individual. | Self-complete logbooks to monitor own physical activity behavior in last week. | Older adults list the personally relevant benefits of being sufficiently active | Awareness | Older adults indicate reasons to be physically active as recreation | Initiate recreational physical activity |
Tailored feedback and argumentation | Feedback needs to be individual, follow the behavior in time, and be specific. | Computer-tailored feedback in text on perceived positive and negative consequences of physical activity. New arguments to change opinions are provided in text. | Older adults express a positive attitude about being sufficiently active | Attitude | Older adults indicate reasons to be physically active as recreation | Initiate recreational physical activity |
Note. The entire ABCD matrix can be found in the Open Science Framework repository at https://osf.io/epbm4/