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CORRECTION article

Front. Psychol., 05 August 2025

Sec. Environmental Psychology

Volume 16 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1656691

Correction: Combining mechanisms of action with behavior change techniques—theory-based development of an app promoting heating energy-saving behaviors

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  1. Combining Mechanisms of Action with Behavior Change Techniques -Theory-based development of an app promoting heating energy saving behaviors

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Mara Brandt,Mara Brandt1,2Sebastian Bamberg Sebastian Bamberg3*
  • 1Medical Assistance Systems Group, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
  • 2Interactive Robotics in Medicine and Care, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
  • 3Department of Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Bielefeld, Germany

A Correction on
Combining mechanisms of action with behavior change techniques—theory-based development of an app promoting heating energy-saving behaviors

by Brandt, M., and Bamberg, S. (2025). Front. Psychol. 16:1534014. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1534014

Affiliation 2 Interactive Robotics in Medicine and Care, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany was omitted for author Mara Brandt. This affiliation has now been added for author Mara Brandt.

Author Sebastian Bamberg was erroneously assigned to affiliation 2 Interactive Robotics in Medicine and Care, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany. This affiliation has now been removed for author Sebastian Bamberg.

The original version of this article has been updated.

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Keywords: stage model of self-regulated behavioral change, virtual agent, theory-based intervention development, mechanisms of action, behavior change techniques, theory and technique tool, menu-based, energy-saving behavior

Citation: Brandt M and Bamberg S (2025) Correction: Combining mechanisms of action with behavior change techniques—theory-based development of an app promoting heating energy-saving behaviors. Front. Psychol. 16:1656691. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1656691

Received: 30 June 2025; Accepted: 04 July 2025;
Published: 05 August 2025.

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*Correspondence: Sebastian Bamberg, c2ViYXN0aWFuLmJhbWJlcmdAaHNiaS5kZQ==

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