Toward systematic integration between self-determination theory and motivational interviewing as examples of top-down and bottom-up intervention development: autonomy or volition as a fundamental theoretical principle

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Clinical interventions can be developed through two distinct pathways. In the first, which we call top-down, a well-articulated theory drives the development of the intervention, whereas in the case of a bottom-up approach, clinical experience, more so than a ded...

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Main Authors: Vansteenkiste Maarten, Williams Geoffrey C, Resnicow Ken
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-03-01
Series:International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Online Access:http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/9/1/23