This review provides a critical overview of current evidence on psychological health
behavior determinants and its value in informing intervention and future determinants …

Early adolescent substance use dramatically increases the risk of lifelong substance use
disorder (SUD). An adolescent sensitive period evolved to allow the development of risk …

How can progress in research on health behavior change be accelerated? Experimental
medicine (EM) offers an approach that can help investigators specify the research questions …

Self-regulation is a core aspect of adaptive human behavior that has been studied, largely in
parallel, through the lenses of social and personality psychology as well as cognitive …

In order to pursue the long-term goal of losing weight, a dieter needs to resist the urge to eat
appealing, tasty foods. Beside sufficient motivation to resist these foods, dieters also need …

As the science of self-control matures, the organization and integration of its key concepts
becomes increasingly important. In response, we identified seven major components or …

Working memory (WM) is a cognitive system that strongly relates to a person's ability to
reason with novel information and direct attention to goal-relevant information. Due to the …

The field of behavioral economics has made important inroads into the understanding of
substance use disorders through the concept of reinforcer pathology. Reinforcer pathology …

Objectives: Health behavior theories focus on the role of conscious, reflective factors (eg,
behavioral intentions, risk perceptions) in predicting and changing behavior. Dual-process …

Impulsivity is strongly associated with substance use disorders (SUDs). Our review
discusses impulsivity as an underlying vulnerability marker for SUDs, and treatment of co …