SynthesisThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2012
Towards parsimony in habit measurement: testing the convergent and predictive validity of an automaticity subscale of the Self-Report Habit Index.
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337 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Telehealth occupational therapy improves psychosocial well-being but not glycemia among young adults with type 1 diabetes: The Resilient, Empowered, Active Living-Telehealth (REAL-T) randomized controlled trial.Diabetes research and clinical practice · 2025Trial
- Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Intervention in Youth: Long-Term Follow-Up of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2025Trial
- HabitWalk: A micro-randomized trial to understand and promote habit formation in physical activity.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2025Trial
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- Rooted in routine: Fostering higher order vegetable-shopping habits using a randomised simple planning intervention.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2025Trial
- Changes in identity and habit formation during 3 months of sport and physical activity participation among parents with young children.Applied psychology. Health and well-being · 2025Trial
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Abstract
backgroundThe twelve-item Self-Report Habit Index (SRHI) is the most popular measure of energy-balance related habits. This measure characterises habit by automatic activation, behavioural frequency, and relevance to self-identity. Previous empirical research suggests that the SRHI may be abbreviated with no losses in reliability or predictive utility. Drawing on recent theorising suggesting that automaticity is the 'active ingredient' of habit-behaviour relationships, we tested whether an automaticity-specific SRHI subscale could capture habit-based behaviour patterns in self-report data.
methodsA content validity task was undertaken to identify a subset of automaticity indicators within the SRHI. The reliability, convergent validity and predictive validity of the automaticity item subset was subsequently tested in secondary analyses of all previous SRHI applications, identified via systematic review, and in primary analyses of four raw datasets relating to energy-balance relevant behaviours (inactive travel, active travel, snacking, and alcohol consumption).
resultsA four-item automaticity subscale (the 'Self-Report Behavioural Automaticity Index'; 'SRBAI') was found to be reliable and sensitive to two hypothesised effects of habit on behaviour: a habit-behaviour correlation, and a moderating effect of habit on the intention-behaviour relationship.
conclusionThe SRBAI offers a parsimonious measure that adequately captures habitual behaviour patterns. The SRBAI may be of particular utility in predicting future behaviour and in studies tracking habit formation or disruption.
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