Results A 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 .
Conclusion The 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
Background The 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 .
Predicting fruit consumption: cognitions, intention, and habits.
OBJECTIVE To study predictors of fruit intake in a sample of 627 adults . DESIGN Potential predictors of fruit intake were assessed at baseline , and fruit intake was assessed at two-week follow-up with self-administered question naires distributed by e-mail . SETTING The study was conducted among Dutch adult members of an Internet research panel . PARTICIPANTS A r and om sample of 627 adults aged 18 - 78 . VARIABLES MEASURED Attitudes , subjective norms , self-efficacy , expected pros and cons , habit strength , intention , and fruit intake . Fruit intake  was assessed with a vali date d food-frequency question naire . ANALYSIS Hierarchical linear and logistic regression analyses . Alpha < .05 was considered statistically significant . RESULTS Sex , attitudes , subjective norms , perceived pros , different self-efficacy expectations , and habit strength were significantly associated with the intention to eat two or more servings of fruit per day . Age , intentions , and habit strength were significant predictors of consumption of two or more servings of fruit per day . CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATION S The results confirm that Theory of Planned Behavior constructs predict fruit intake , and that habit strength and different self-efficacy expectations may be additional determinants relevant to fruit intake . Because habitual behavior is considered to be triggered by environmental cues , fruit promotion interventions should further explore environmental change strategies
Results A 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 .
Conclusion The 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
Background The 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 .