BCT taxonomy category groupings | Number of apps to use category | % |
---|---|---|
Feedback and monitoring | 60 | 94 |
Comparison of behaviour | 52 | 81 |
Reward and threat | 52 | 81 |
Self-belief | 51 | 80 |
Repetition and substitution | 50 | 78 |
Social support | 48 | 75 |
Goals and planning | 46 | 72 |
Shaping knowledge | 25 | 39 |
Associations | 20 | 31 |
Antecedents | 18 | 28 |
Identity | 12 | 19 |
Natural consequences | 9 | 14 |
Comparison of outcomes | 5 | 8 |
Regulation | 1 | 2 |
Scheduled consequences | 3 | 5 |
Covert learning | 2 | 3 |
Number and percentage of apps to use the 16 behaviour change techniques as derived from a standard taxonomy of behaviour change techniques used in health behaviour change research.19
BCT, behaviour change technique.