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Behavioral Maintenance

Behavioral Maintenance is a construct in behavior change theory that denotes the phase or process in which an intentionally changed behavior is continuously sustained over time at a level significantly different from baseline, with sufficient stabilization across contexts to prevent relapse and distinguish it from the initial adoption of the behavior.

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The "supersitition" experiment: A reexamination of its implications for the principles of adaptive behavior.

J. E. R. Staddon, Virginia L. Simmelhag · Psychological Review · 1971 · 1.1K citations

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Moving against the world: Life-course patterns of explosive children.

Avshalom Caspi, Glen H. Elder · Developmental Psychology · 1987 · 733 citations

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Determinants of relapse: Implications for the maintenance of behavior change.

G. Alan Marlatt · Medical Entomology and Zoology · 1989 · 606 citations

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Impact and the art of motivation maintenance: The effects of contact with beneficiaries on persistence behavior

Adam M. Grant, Elizabeth M. Campbell, Grace Chen et al. · Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes · 2006 · 499 citations

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Continuities and Consequences of Interactional Styles Across the Life Course

Avshalom Caspi, Glen H. Elder · Journal of Personality · 1989 · 494 citations

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    Wayne W. Fisher

    Kennedy Krieger Institute, United States

    10 publications · 874 citations

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  2. BA
    Brian A. Iwata

    University of Florida, United States

    9 publications · 1K citations

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  3. DC
    Dorothea C. Lerman

    University of Houston - Clear Lake, United States

    9 publications · 503 citations

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    Henry S. Roane

    SUNY Upstate Medical University, United States

    8 publications · 249 citations

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  5. ME
    Michael E. Kelley

    Florida Institute of Technology, United States

    6 publications · 268 citations

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Institutions

257

  1. Kennedy Krieger Institute

    Baltimore, United States

    12 h-index

    32 publications

    3.6K citations

  2. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    11 h-index

    32 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    11 h-index

    26 publications

    2.9K citations

  4. West Virginia University

    Morgantown, United States

    8 h-index

    20 publications

    669 citations

  5. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    8 h-index

    19 publications

    836 citations

  6. University of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, United States

    8 h-index

    23 publications

    1.3K citations

  7. Utah State University

    Logan, United States

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, United States

    7 h-index

    19 publications

    553 citations

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  1. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

    JABA · 56 publications · 4.8K citations

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  2. Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior

    26 publications · 1.2K citations

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  3. Behavior Modification

    7 publications · 534 citations

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  4. Health Psychology

    6 publications · 364 citations

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  5. Behavior Therapy

    6 publications · 219 citations

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