Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.

This study tested a program called BeReady2Smile that uses videos and a mobile app to teach parents how to help their young children brush their teeth and prevent cavities. 228 families with children up to 6 years old took part. The program aims to improve parents' confidence and…

This study tested a mobile app designed to help adults quit smoking by creating a feeling of mental conflict, or cognitive dissonance, about their habit. 72 daily smokers used the app for 25 days, completing activities that highlighted the gap between their beliefs and their smok…

This study tested a mobile app called Support2Quit that uses a psychological technique called cognitive dissonance to help adult smokers quit. Over 400 daily smokers who wanted to quit used the app. The main goal was to see if the app helped them stop smoking or reduce how much t…