Lessons Learned in Digital Health Promotion: The Promise and Challenge of Contextual Behavioral Science Consistent Methodology in Valuing Intervention Research

Using individualized approaches leads to longer-term pro-health behavior change. Both technological delivery methods and values-centered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are useful frameworks for personalized interventions. This investigation sought to explore the effects of valuing on health using innovative, values-focused methodology applied to a group-level intervention. Specifically, we replicated the use of domain-specific outcomes and ideographic motivational statements while additionally employing individualized intervention delivery components, objectives, and statistical methods. While this intervention did not generate significant improvement in health behaviors relative to a control in 74 participants, it has implications for future health intervention design and implementation as well as the further development of theoretically consistent valuing research methods.