VIDEO: Nikos Ntoumanis guest lecture at DIAS
Professor Nikos Ntoumanis gave a guest lecture at the Danish Institute for Advanced Study DIAS on the subject ‘Motivation for sustained behaviour change in diverse life domains’.
Changing behaviors is challenging and complex. Many people intend to change their behavior but fail to act or are unable to maintain their new behaviors (e.g., lifestyle changes). Health-care practitioners, teachers, and managers struggle with how to optimally motivate those that they mentor.
Understanding the pathways of successful behavior change and developing effective interventions are the cornerstones of behavior change research.
In his talk at DIAS, professor Ntoumanis have three aims:
· First, to introduce some key concepts and frameworks on motivation and behaviour change.
· Second, to give illustrate examples from his past research work applying some of these concepts in diverse life domains.
· Lastly, he makes the case for a Centre for Motivation and Behaviour Change at SDU and explain the potential benefits of such a Centre for enhancing interdisciplinary research across Faculties.