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The I-frame vs. S-frame: how neoliberalism has led behavioral sciences astray
In their recently published paper, Chater and Loewenstein critically elaborate on the differences between interventions that focus on individual behavior (‘i-frame’), as opposed to the systems in which health behavior occurs (‘s-frame’). They point out that behavioral scientists frequently rely on i...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10517055/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37744582 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1247703 |
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author | Andreas, Marike Jabakhanji, Samira Barbara |
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description | In their recently published paper, Chater and Loewenstein critically elaborate on the differences between interventions that focus on individual behavior (‘i-frame’), as opposed to the systems in which health behavior occurs (‘s-frame’). They point out that behavioral scientists frequently rely on individual-level interventions, rather than systemic change to improve population health. As individual-level interventions have fallen short of the author’s expectations to fix health problems, the authors argue that behavioral scientists should focus more on system-level change. They warn behavioral scientists that by framing disease as an individual problem they hinder real change. We agree with the arguments made by the authors; nevertheless, we propose that bringing underlying causes for the i-frame focus to light would advance their argument. In our commentary, we discuss that neoliberalism might be a reason for the focus on individual interventions in behavioral health sciences. |
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spelling | pubmed-105170552023-09-24 The I-frame vs. S-frame: how neoliberalism has led behavioral sciences astray Andreas, Marike Jabakhanji, Samira Barbara Front Psychol Psychology In their recently published paper, Chater and Loewenstein critically elaborate on the differences between interventions that focus on individual behavior (‘i-frame’), as opposed to the systems in which health behavior occurs (‘s-frame’). They point out that behavioral scientists frequently rely on individual-level interventions, rather than systemic change to improve population health. As individual-level interventions have fallen short of the author’s expectations to fix health problems, the authors argue that behavioral scientists should focus more on system-level change. They warn behavioral scientists that by framing disease as an individual problem they hinder real change. We agree with the arguments made by the authors; nevertheless, we propose that bringing underlying causes for the i-frame focus to light would advance their argument. In our commentary, we discuss that neoliberalism might be a reason for the focus on individual interventions in behavioral health sciences. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-07 /pmc/articles/PMC10517055/ /pubmed/37744582 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1247703 Text en Copyright © 2023 Andreas and Jabakhanji. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. |
spellingShingle | Psychology Andreas, Marike Jabakhanji, Samira Barbara The I-frame vs. S-frame: how neoliberalism has led behavioral sciences astray |
title | The I-frame vs. S-frame: how neoliberalism has led behavioral sciences astray |
title_full | The I-frame vs. S-frame: how neoliberalism has led behavioral sciences astray |
title_fullStr | The I-frame vs. S-frame: how neoliberalism has led behavioral sciences astray |
title_full_unstemmed | The I-frame vs. S-frame: how neoliberalism has led behavioral sciences astray |
title_short | The I-frame vs. S-frame: how neoliberalism has led behavioral sciences astray |
title_sort | i-frame vs. s-frame: how neoliberalism has led behavioral sciences astray |
topic | Psychology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10517055/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37744582 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1247703 |
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