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Table 3 The number of phrases coded under each COM-B component and TDF domain

From: Identifying target behaviors for weight management interventions for women who are overweight during pregnancy and the postpartum period: a qualitative study informed by the Behaviour Change Wheel

COM-B component

TDF domain

Number of coded phrases by women who were overweight

Number of coded phrases by public health nurses (focus group interviews)

Capability

 Physical capability

Skills

17 (3%)

9 (5%)

 Psychological capability

Knowledge

86 (16%)

24 (12%)

Memory, attention and decision processes

37 (7%)

9 (5%)

Behavioral regulation

25 (5%)

1 (1%)

Opportunity

 Physical opportunity

Environmental context and resources

20 (4%)

13 (7%)

 Social opportunity

Social influences

54 (10%)

18 (9%)

Motivation

 Automatic motivation

Reinforcement

66 (12%)

16 (8%)

Emotions

44 (8%)

19 (10%)

 Reflective motivation

Social/professional role and identity

93 (17%)

36 (19%)

Beliefs about capability

13 (2%)

20 (10%)

Beliefs about consequences

35 (6%)

18 (9%)

Optimism

11 (2%)

2 (1%)

Intentions

15 (3%)

6 (3%)

Goals

27 (5%)

3 (2%)

 Total N of codes

 

543

194