Motivation for Sustaining Health Behavior Change : The Self-as-Doer Identity

With a balance of theory, research, and applications, Motivation for Sustaining Health Behavior Change: The Self-as-Doer Identity introduces the self-as-doer identity as an accessible motivational identity and discusses how it can be incorporated into health behavior change efforts. The book introduces the self-as-doer theory and presents research and recommendations for how the self-as-doer can be used in both clinical and non-clinical populations to promote health behavior change and maintenance. The book will be of interest to researchers, students, and professionals interested in health promotion.

Amanda M. Brouwer is Associate Professor of Psychology at Winona State University, USA. She teaches social, health, and quantitative statistics to undergraduates and studies how psychosocial concepts such as identity and self-efficacy influence health behavior enactment. She has published in journals such as Self and Identity, Qualitative Health Research, The Diabetes Educator, Archives of Sexual Behavior, and Chronic Illness.