How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world
Lally, P., van Jaarsveld, C.H.M., Potts, H.W.W., Wardle, J. (2010) European Journal of Social Psychology , 40(6) , 998-1009
Zusammenfassung
Investigated habit formation in everyday life with 96 volunteers over 12 weeks. Time to reach 95% of asymptotic automaticity ranged from 18 to 254 days, with a median of 66 days. Missing one opportunity did not materially affect the habit formation process.
Schlüsselwörter
habit formationautomaticitybehavior changepsychologydaily routines
Psychology