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About us

Behavioural Science lies at the heart of the Special Interest Group of Behaviour Change Intervention Design and Communication. Any intervention that aims to change behaviour needs careful consideration.

Intervention mapping (Bartholomew et al., 2001) provides a protocol for considerations that may improve our understanding of behaviour change when planning interventions.

However, there are many intertwined and overlapping models and theoretical approaches that could be drawn upon when developing, delivering and evaluating programmes.

Research from this group draws on the leading and most recent approaches, most specifically the Behaviour Change Wheel and COM-B (Michie et al., 2011), alongside key communication skills such as Motivational Interviewing, in a combined Intervention Design, Delivery, Evaluation and Adoption System (IDDEAS: Chater, 2015) to support health, wellbeing and behaviour change.

Staff Members

Key external collaborators

  • Dr Dan Bailey
  • Dr Neil Howlett
  • Dr Hannah Family
  • Professor Molly Courtenay

PhD students

  1. Jamie Whitehall 鈥Behaviour Change Approaches to Weight Management Interventions for Adults Living with Obesity and Weight Self-Stigma.鈥
  2. Fani Liapi (cross-institute 鈥 IHR/ISPAR) 鈥Evaluation of the Luton-based Total Wellbeing programme: An integrated care pathway for physical and mental health鈥
  3. Bert Klemmer (external - Loughborough 天美传媒) 鈥How can structured sport and exercise interventions enhance the mental health of adolescents with mild to moderate mental health problems?鈥
  4. Hannah Allcott-Watson (external - 天美传媒 of Hertfordshire) 鈥淓xploring needs, barriers and facilitators to changing physical activity and eating behaviours in adolescents.鈥

Recent PhD student Alumni

  • Dr Marsha Brierley (completed 2021) 鈥淒evelopment and evaluation of a workplace intervention to reduce prolonged sedentary behaviour.鈥
  • Dr Samson Ojo (cross-institute 鈥 IHR/ISPAR - completed 2020) 鈥Development and evaluation of a tailored workplace intervention to reduce and break up sitting time in office workers鈥
  • Dr Neil Howlett (external 鈥 天美传媒 of Hertfordshire - completed 2019) 鈥淓vidence-Based and Theoretically-Driven Behaviour Change Interventions for Physical Activity to Enhance Health and Wellbeing.鈥
  • Dr Edwina Prayogo (external 鈥 天美传媒 College London 鈥 completed 2018)听鈥Fresh into Foodbank: An intervention study investigating the impact of a monetary and psychological-based intervention in improving fruit and vegetable intake in Foodbank clients鈥

Current grants/funding

  • Team Beds and Luton, as part of the Sport England funded Satellite Clubs. 拢3,000 Chater, A. & Williams, J. (2021 - Delayed start due to COVID-19). Development of a physical activity intervention to support young people who have experienced a significant bereavement. 12 month delivery grant.
  • Medical Research Council: Public Health Intervention Development Scheme (MRC PHIND). 拢140,565. Holley, C., Farrow, C., Haycroft, E. & Chater, A. (Nov 2020). Co-developing an app-based intervention to increase children鈥檚 consumption of vegetables. 15 month research grant.
  • Diabetes UK. 拢137,510. Bailey, D.,听Chater, A., Dong, F., Edwardson, C., Hewson, D., Pang, D., Pappas, Y., Biddle, S. (July 2019). A tailored intervention to reduce sitting behaviour in people with Type 2 Diabetes: A randomised-controlled feasibility study. 18-month research grant.
  • National Institute for Health Research: Health Technology Assessment Programme (NIHR HTA). 拢2,255,188. Trivedi, D., Wellsted, D., Wyatt, S., Swanepoel, A.,听Chater, A., Bottoms, L., Howlett, A., Jones, J., Clark, A., Turner, D., Wilson, J., Sharma, S., Jones, J. & David, L. (Aug 2019). The clinical and cost-effectiveness of exercise intervention for depression in adolescents: a phased multi-site randomised controlled trial. A Randomised controlled trial of Energetic Activity for Depression in Young people (The READY Trial). 56-month research grant.
  • 天美传媒 VC office. 拢9,200. Bailey, D., Mitchell, A., Hewson, D., Kinman, G., Birtwisle, C., Gilbert, N. &听Chater, A.听(Apr 2019). #ActiveCampus. 6-month research and public engagement grant. Behaviour Change Lead.
  • Total Wellbeing Luton 拢30,000 matched funded with the Institute for Health Research, 天美传媒 拢30,000. (Total 拢60,000). Pappas, Y.,听Chater, A.听& Randhawa, G. (Nov 2018). Evaluation of the Total Wellbeing Programme Luton: Supporting commissioning, learning and participation through research. 3-year PhD studentship.
  • Ergotron. 拢12,400. Bailey, D., Ojo, S.,听Chater, A.听& Hewson, D. (Mar, 2018). What is the Effect of Interrupting Sitting in the Workplace on Cardiometabolic Risk and Worker Productivity? Ergonomic research donation.
  • National Institute for Health Research: Programme Grant for Applied Research (NIHR PGfAR) 鈥 拢1,959,981. Roposch, A., Nazareth, I., Freemantle, N., Wood, J., Ray, D., Morris, S., Koczan, P., Nightingale, R., Lewis, L., Reilly, R., Morley, E.,听Chater, A., & Green, J., (Nov, 2017). Evaluation of an aid to diagnosis for congenital dysplasia of the hip in general practice: controlled trial randomised by practice. 60-month grant.
  • Institute for Sport and Physical Activity (ISPAR): 天美传媒. 拢11,988. Smith, L., Bailey, D. &听Chater, A.听(Mar, 2017). Development and evaluation of a workplace intervention to reduce prolonged sedentary behaviour. PhD Studentship. 36 months.
  • Herts Sports Partnership. 拢36,400.听Chater, A.听(2016, Dec).听Changing Physical Activity Behaviour: The Active Herts Programme.听24 month grant.
  • PharmAlliance. 拢21,061. Smith, F. (UCL),听Chater, A. (UCL),听Pyzik, O. (UCL), Sleath, B. (UNC), Carpenter, D. (UNC), Bailey, S. (UNC), Biggers, L. (UNC), Wayman, B (UNC),El-sabae, H. (UNC), & Gilmartin, J. (Monash). (2016, Jan).听Developing skills and confidence of pharmacy students to communicate with adolescents about health and medicines.听12 month seed funding.
  • MRC Public Health Intervention Development Scheme (PHIND). 拢149,783. Family, H., Scott, J., Neale, J., &听Chater, A.听(2015, May).听Opportunistic contraception advice and support for women receiving opiate substitution therapy from community pharmacies.听24 month research grant
  • 天美传媒 Institute for Health Research (IHR). 拢9,350. Cook, E, Powell, F., Armitage, C &听Chater, A.听(2013).听Can an intervention enhancing positive affect lead to weight loss? A pilot Randomised Control Trial.听24 month research grant.

Recent papers

  • Williams, J., Shorter, G. W., Howlett, N., Zakrzewski-Fruer, J., & Chater, A. M. (2021). Can physical activity support grief outcomes in individuals who have been bereaved? A systematic review. Sports Medicine Open, 7(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-021-00311-z
  • Bailey, D. P., Edwardson, C. L., Pappas, Y., Dong, F., Hewson, D. J., Biddle, S. J., Brierley, M. L. & Chater, A. M. (2021). A randomised-controlled feasibility study of the REgulate your SItting Time (RESIT) intervention for reducing sitting time in individuals with type 2 diabetes: study protocol, Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1), 1-11.
  • Howlett, N., Bottoms, L., Chater, A., Clark, A.B., Clarke, T., David, L., Irvine, K., Jones, A., Jones, J., Mengoni, S.E., Murdoch, J. Pond, M., Sharma, S., Sims, E. J., Turner, D. A., Wellsted, D. Wilson, J., Wyatt, S. & Trivedi, D. (2021). A randomised controlled trial of energetic activity for depression in young people (READY): a multi-site feasibility trial protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7(1), 1-19.
  • Bottoms, L., Howlett, N., Chater, A., Jones, A., Jones, J., Wyatt, S., Mengoni, E., Sharma, S., Irvine, K., Trivedi, D. & Wellsted, D. (2021). Energy Matching of a High Intensity Exercise Protocol with a Low Intensity Exercise Protocol in Young People. Sport Sciences for Health
  • Chater, A., Milton, S., Green, J., Gilworth, G., & Roposch, A. (2021). Understanding physician behaviour in the 6鈥8 weeks hip check in primary care: a qualitative study using the COM-B. BMJ Open, 11(3), e044114.
  • Thomas, R., Williams, M., Smit, G., & Chater, A. (2020). Replacing sugary snacks with fruit, nuts and seeds at nurses鈥 stations within a UK oncology unit: a pilot intervention study. British Journal of Medical Practitioners, 13(2), a013.
  • Gilworth, G., Milton, S., Chater, A., Nazareth, I., Roposch, A., & Green, J. (2020). Parents鈥 expectations and experiences of the 6-week baby check: a qualitative study in primary care. British Journal of General Practitioners Open. 4(5). DOI:
  • Ojo, S. O., Bailey, D. P., Hewson, D. J., & Chater, A. M. (2019). Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Breaking Up Sitting Time among Desk-Based Office Workers: A Qualitative Investigation Using the TDF and COM-B.听International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,听16(16), 2903.
  • Ojo, S. O., Bailey, D. P., Brierley, M. L., Hewson, D. J., &听Chater, A. M.(2019). Breaking barriers: using the behavior change wheel to develop a tailored intervention to overcome workplace inhibitors to breaking up sitting time. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 1-17
  • Brierley, M. L.,听Chater, A. M., Smith, L. R., & Bailey, D. P. (2019). The Effectiveness of Sedentary Behaviour Reduction Workplace Interventions on Cardiometabolic Risk Markers: A Systematic Review. Sports Medicine, 1-29.
  • Chater, A.听& Courtenay, M. (2019). Community nursing and antibiotic stewardship: the importance of communication and training. British Journal of Community Nursing. 24(7), 338-342.
  • Chater, A.听(2018). Seven steps to help patients overcome a 鈥楩ear of Finding Out - FOFO鈥. Nursing Standard. 33, (1), 24-25
  • Ojo, S. O., Bailey, D. P.,听Chater, A. M.听& Hewson, D. J. (2018). The impact of active workstations on workplace productivity and performance: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(3), 417. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030417 *cited 21 times
  • Howlett, N., Trivedi, D., Troop, N. A., &听Chater, A. M.听(2018). Are physical activity interventions for healthy inactive adults effective in promoting behavior change and maintenance, and which behavior change techniques are effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Translational Behavioral Medicine. doi.org/10.1093/tbm/iby010
  • Steed, L., Sohanpal, R., James, W.Y., Rivas, C., Jumbe, S.,听Chater, A., Todd, A., Edwards, E., MacNeill, V., Macfarlane, F. & Greenhalgh, T. (2017). Equipping community pharmacy workers as agents for health behaviour change: developing and testing a theory-based smoking cessation intervention. BMJ Open 7:e015637. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015637
  • Cook, E., Randhawa, G., Guppy, A.,听Chater, A., Pang, D. Large, S. (2016). The impact of location of the uptake of telephone based healthcare. International Journal of Emerging Technology and Advanced Engineering, 6, (6), 39-47.
  • Chater, A.听(2016). The power of language and emotion in specialist obesity services The European Health Psychologist,18, (5), 184-188.
  • Jubraj, B., Barnett, N., Grimes, L., Varia, S.,听Chater, A., & Auyeung, V. (2016). Why we should understand the patient experience: Clinical empathy and Medicines Optimisation. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 24(5), 367-370. doi: 10.1111/ijpp.12268
  • Hagger M., Luszczynska A., de Wit J., Benyamini Y., Burkert S., Chamberland P.,听Chater A., Dombrowski S., van Dongen A., French D., Gauchet A., Hankonen N., Karekla M., Kinney A., Kwasnicka D., Hing Lo S., L贸pez-Roig S., Meslot C., Marques M., Neter E., Plass A., Potthoff S., Rennie L., Scholz U., Stadler G., Stolte E., ten Hoor G., Verhoeven A., Wagner M., Oettingen G., Sheeran P., Gollwitzer P. (2016). Implementation intention and planning interventions in health psychology: recommendations from the Synergy Expert Group for research and practice, Psychology and Health, 31 (7), 814-839.
  • Cook, E., Randhawa, G., Large, S., Guppy, A.,听Chater, A, & Ali, N. (2015) Satisfaction of using a nurse-led telephone based healthcare service among mothers and caregivers of young children. Journal of Health Policy and Technology.5: 113-122. doi:10.1016/j.hlpt.2015.12.002
  • Chater, A.听(2015). Behavioural problems: The power of language: Why patient consultations often fail to change behaviour.听The Brewery at Freuds: Health and Behaviour Special Issue,听68-71.
  • Howlett, N.,听Trivedi, D., Troop, N. A. &听Chater, A. M.听(2015). What are the most effective behaviour change techniques to promote physical activity and/or reduce sedentary behaviour in sedentary adults? A systematic review protocol.听BMJ Open, 5听:e008573 doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008573
  • Kolotourou, M., Radley, D., Gammon, C.,听Smith, L.,听Chadwick, P., & Sacher, P. M. (2015). Long-Term Outcomes following the MEND 7鈥13 Child Weight Management Program.听Childhood Obesity,听11(3), 325-330.
  • Martin, J.,听Chater, A. & Lorencatto, F. (2013). Effective behaviour change techniques in the prevention and management of childhood obesity.听International Journal of Obesity,听37(10), 1287-1294.

Recent conference presentations

  • Brierley, M. L., Smith, L. S.,听Chater, A. M.,& Bailey, D. P. The A-REST (Activity to Reduce Excessive Sitting Time) 天美传媒: Preliminary efficacy in police staff. Institute for Sport and Physical Activity Research (ISPAR) Annual Conference (Online,听September,听2020).
  • Brierley, M.L.,听Chater,鈥疉.M.,Smith, L.R., and Bailey, D.P.听Development of a sedentary鈥痓ehaviour workplace intervention for police staff using the behaviour鈥痗hange wheel.鈥疊ritish Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences鈥(BASES) Conference (Leicester, November 2019)听
  • Howlett, N., Trivedi, D., Troop, N. A., Jones, A. J. &听Chater, A. M.How effective is community physical activity promotion in areas of deprivation for inactive adults? A pragmatic observational evaluation of the 'Active Herts' physical activity programme.听UK Society for Behavioural Medicine (Birmingham, December 2018).听
  • Deans, F. & Freeman, A.听on behalf of the Active Herts team.听How effective is community physical activity promotion in areas of deprivation for inactive adults with cardiovascular disease risk and/or mental health鈥痗oncerns?听Sport England Symposium. International Society for Physical Activity and Health 7thCongress (London, October 2018).听
  • Family, H., Scott, J.,听Alhusein, N., Neale, J. &听Chater, A.Motivation and Behaviour Change in Pharmacy. Improving the Quality Use of Medicines and Pharmacy Practice with Behaviour Change Conference (Bath, September 2018)听
  • Prayogo, E.,听Chater, A.,Chapman, S., Barker, M., Rahmawati, N. D., Waterfall, T. J., & Grimble, G.听When a 鈥檋ealthy鈥 diet becomes a luxury: Investigating the impact of income crisis and food insecurity on foodbank users鈥 dietary quality.听KCL Multi-disciplinary research conference on food and poverty in the UK: taking stock, moving forward (Kings College London, April 2018)听
  • Gilmartin-Thomas, J., Sleath, B., Cooper Bailey, S., Carpenter, D.,听Chater, A.,MacAllister, C., Pyzik, O., Wayman, B.,听Annis, I. & Smith, F.听Development and Evaluation of An On-line Short Course to Help Train Pharmacy Students to Communicate Effectively with Youth.听 American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting & Exposition (Nashville, TN, March 2018).
  • Chater, A.,听Howlett, N.,听Trivedi, D. & Troop, N. Effective behaviour change techniques to promote physical activity in inactive adults: Systematic review and meta-analysis.听Paper presented at British Psychological Society鈥檚 (BPS) Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, (Aberdeen, August, 2016).
  • Howlett, N.,听Trivedi, D., Troop, N. &听Chater, A.听 What are the most effective behaviour change techniques to promote physical activity and/or reduce sedentary behaviour in sedentary adults? A systematic review.听Paper presented at BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, (London, September, 2015).
  • Prayogo, E.,听Grimble, G., Barker, M. &听Chater, A.,听Who uses UK Foodbanks? A qualitative investigation of clients experiences, quality of diet, fruit and vegetable intake and well-being. BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, (London, September, 2015).
  • Chance, C. J. &听Smith, L. R.听 The effectiveness of body composition tracking on overweight/obese GP Exercise Referral Scheme clients in achieving weight loss goals. Paper presented at BASES Student Conference. (April, 2015).
  • Cook, E., Powell, F &听Chater, A.听 Can an intervention enhancing positive affect lead to weight loss? A feasibility study.听Paper presented at International Society of Behavioural Medicine 36th听Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, (Texas, April 2015).听听

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