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Soc Sci Med. 1987;24(4):335-49. doi: 10.1016/0277-9536(87)90152-3.
This paper reviews the fundamental concepts and technology of behavior modification. Behavioral strategies are categorized as employing either 'pleasant' or 'unpleasant' consequences for accelerating or decelerating target behaviors. Subsequently, a review of the applications of this technology to wasteful fertility is provided. Given the additional importance of malnutrition and communicable diseases to the health in the developing world, behavioral approaches to their control are also reviewed or proposed. The article concludes with a discussion of the limitations and recommendations for use of behavior modification in health promotion in a developing country context.
本文回顾了行为矫正的基本概念和技术。行为策略被归类为通过“愉快”或“不愉快”的后果来加速或减速目标行为。随后，本文提供了该技术在过度生育方面的应用综述。鉴于营养不良和传染病对发展中国家健康的额外重要性，本文还回顾或提出了控制这些问题的行为方法。文章最后讨论了在发展中国家背景下使用行为矫正促进健康的局限性和建议。
