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January 1, 2012International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical ActivityOpen Access

Self-determination theory: its application to health behavior and complementarity with motivational interviewing

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HPHeather PatrickGWGeoffrey C. Williams

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Overview

Conceptual analysis demonstrates synergy between self-determination theory and motivational interviewing in health behavior change, suggesting combined frameworks enhance clinical intervention design.

Key Points

  • To examine the conceptual overlap and complementarity between Self-Determination Theory (SDT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI) in health behavior change interventions.
  • Conducted a theoretical synthesis analyzing how the foundational principles of SDT align with clinical MI techniques.
  • Evaluated applications across health-related behaviors, including nutrition, physical activity, and tobacco cessation.
  • SDT provides a robust theoretical framework that accounts for the psychological mechanisms underpinning MI counseling.
  • MI offers concrete, clinically tested communication techniques to operationalize SDT principles in healthcare settings.
  • Further empirical investigations are required to assess the effectiveness of combined versus independent applications of SDT and MI.

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Patrick et al. (2012) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0166d9413f0c047f2d8d05https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-9-18
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