ReviewAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2015
Behavior matters: the relevance, impact, and reach of behavioral medicine.
Review in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Systematic review and narrative synthesis of behavioral interventions to improve heat-related illness prevention in community and occupational populations.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The Results of the Families Improving Together (FIT) for Weight Loss Randomized Trial in Overweight African American Adolescents.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Trial
- Secondary benefits of the families improving together (FIT) for weight loss trial on cognitive and social factors in African American adolescents.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2019Trial
- Mindfulness training reduces loneliness and increases social contact in a randomized controlled trial.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2019Trial
- Associations Between Parenting Factors, Motivation, and Physical Activity in Overweight African American Adolescents.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2018Trial
- Lifestyle intervention effects on the frequency and duration of daily moderate-vigorous physical activity and leisure screen time.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2017Trial
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- A Scoping Review of Parenting Interventions with a Dual Focus on Improving Child Emotional and Physical Health.Research square · 2025Article
- The effects of taekwondo on depression symptoms and cognitive function: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Review
- Unveiling Diabetes: Categories, Genetics, Diagnostics, Treatments, and Future Horizons.Current diabetes reviews · 2024Review
- Improving Recruitment, Retention, and Cultural Saliency of Health Promotion Efforts Targeting African American Men: A Scoping Review.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2022Article
- Families Improving Together (FIT) for weight loss: a resource for translation of a positive climate-based intervention into community settings.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Associations of community programs and policies with children's dietary intakes: the Healthy Communities Study.Pediatric obesity · 2018Observational
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Abstract
background/purposeGrowing evidence suggests behavioral interventions that target a few key behaviors may be effective at improving population-level health outcomes; health status indicators; social, economic, and physical environments; personal capacity; and biological outcomes. A theoretical framework that targets both social and cognitive mechanisms of behavioral interventions is outlined as critical for understanding "ripple effects" of behavioral interventions on influencing a broad range of outcomes associated with improved health and well-being. METHODS/
resultsEvidence from randomized controlled trials is reviewed and demonstrates support for ripple effects-the effects that behavioral interventions have on multiple outcomes beyond the intended primary target of the interventions. These outcomes include physical, psychological, and social health domains across the lifespan.
conclusionsCascading effects of behavioral interventions have important implications for policy that argue for a broader conceptualization of health that integrates physical, mental, and social well-being outcomes into future research to show the greater return on investment.
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