Assessing and promoting the use of implementation intentions in clinical practice

Paulina Gonzalez Salas Duhne, Andrew J. Horan, Caitlin Ross, Thomas L. Webb and Gillian E. Hardy

Social Science & Medicine, 2020, vol. 265, issue C

Abstract: Striving for goals is a key part of psychological therapy, but people often struggle to translate their goals into action. Prior evidence has found that forming if then plans (or ‘implementation intentions’) is an effective way to bridge the gap between goals and action. However, it is unclear if therapists naturally prompt their clients to form implementation intentions and, if not, whether training would be feasible.

Keywords: Implementation intentions; Planning; Mental health; Evidence-based practice; Psychotherapy; Training; Wise interventions; Online learning (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113490

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