Changing health habits—like quitting smoking, exercising more, or sticking to prescribed treatments—is difficult but crucial for preventing and managing chronic diseases. Motivational interviewing (MI ...

Self-affirmation, a psychological mechanism enabling individuals to reflect upon their core values and strengths, has emerged as a promising intervention strategy to bolster well-being and support ...

The intersection of artificial intelligence, human learning, and behavior change has gained increasing importance in recent years. Traditional adaptive ...

Large language model-based chatbots can't effectively recognize users' motivation when they are hesitant about making healthy behavior changes, but they can support those who are committed to take ...

Over the course of four sessions, my patient, Stacey, and I worked toward her goals of sleeping more, checking her email less and spending more quality time with her family. She successfully developed ...

Remote island communities across the Western Pacific (from Pacific Island countries to the dispersed outer islands of Indonesia and the Philippines) face a shared and escalating non-communicable ...