The Concept of Habit: A Research Synthesis

Abstract

This article represents a compilation and a synthesis of the research questions that the presenters and the participants, both representing many disciplines, discussed during the research conference on the concept of habit in January 1999. The research questions are organized into three general categories: specification and measurement questions, descriptive and relational questions, and intervention questions. Research and theory development in the area of habits will move forward with a concerted, multidisci-plinary initiative to address and refine the questions that are listed here.