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Behavior Change Communication

Behavior Change Communication is a strategic form of health communication that employs theory-based and evidence-driven methods to promote, facilitate, and sustain specific individual or collective health-related behaviors by addressing knowledge, attitudes, social norms, and structural barriers.

1.6K

Publications

92K

Citations

6.3K

Authors

1.8K

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

607

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Publications

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The Constructive, Destructive, and Reconstructive Power of Social Norms

P. Wesley Schultz, Jessica M. Nolan, Robert B. Cialdini et al. · Psychological Science · 2007 · 3.7K citations · Full text

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Using Narrative Communication as a Tool for Health Behavior Change: A Conceptual, Theoretical, and Empirical Overview

Leslie Hinyard, Matthew W. Kreuter · Health Education & Behavior · 2006 · 1.1K citations

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The Health Belief Model as an Explanatory Framework in Communication Research: Exploring Parallel, Serial, and Moderated Mediation

Christina Jones, Jakob D. Jensen, Courtney L. Scherr et al. · Health Communication · 2014 · 1K citations · Full text

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Using Theory to Design Effective Health Behavior Interventions

Martin Fishbein, Marco Yzer · Communication Theory · 2003 · 1K citations

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The Role of Theory in Developing Effective Health Communications

Martin Fishbein, Joseph N. Cappella · Journal of Communication · 2006 · 868 citations

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Authors

6.3K

  1. AE
    Amy E. Latimer‐Cheung

    Queen's University, Canada

    14 publications · 587 citations

    14

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  2. PS
    Peter Salovey

    Yale University, United States

    12 publications · 2.2K citations

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  3. HD
    Hein de Vries

    Maastricht University, Netherlands

    11 publications · 574 citations

    11

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  4. SM
    Seth M. Noar

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    12 publications · 850 citations

    11

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  5. AB
    Adrian Bauman

    The University of Sydney, Australia

    11 publications · 640 citations

    11

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Institutions

1.8K

  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    27 h-index

    132 publications

    10.9K citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    27 h-index

    133 publications

    4.7K citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    22 h-index

    67 publications

    4.7K citations

  4. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    22 h-index

    75 publications

    7.5K citations

  5. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    19 h-index

    43 publications

    3.2K citations

  6. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    19 h-index

    46 publications

    4.1K citations

  7. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    18 h-index

    47 publications

    3.9K citations

  8. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    18 h-index

    65 publications

    2.8K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Medical Internet Research

    51 publications · 3.5K citations

    30

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  2. JMIR mhealth and uhealth

    42 publications · 2K citations

    28

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  3. Health Communication

    49 publications · 3.6K citations

    27

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  4. Journal of Health Communication

    55 publications · 3.1K citations

    27

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  5. PLoS ONE

    25 publications · 1.2K citations

    21

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