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Tier 4 — Narrative / commentaryPeer-reviewed

The future of human behaviour research

Janet M. Box‐Steffensmeier, Jean Burgess, Maurizio Corbetta, Kate Crawford, Esther Duflo, Laurel Fogarty, Alison Gopnik, Sārī Ḥanafī, Mario Herrero, Ying‐yi Hong, Yasuko Kameyama, Tatia M.C. Lee, GM Leung, Daniel S. Nagin, Anna C. Nobre, Merete Nordentoft, Aysu Okbay, Andrew Perfors, Laura Rival, Cassidy R. Sugimoto, Bertil Tungodden, Claudia Wagner

Nature Human Behaviour · 2022

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Summary

This 2022 Nature Human Behaviour paper convenes a diverse international group of scholars to articulate priorities for future human behaviour research. The authors appear to argue for greater integration across disciplines—including economics, psychology, anthropology, and computational methods—to advance understanding of human decision-making and social systems. Whilst not directly focused on agricultural or nutritional outcomes, the paper's emphasis on interdisciplinary methodology and behavioural insights may be relevant to understanding food choice, farming practices, and adoption of sustainable systems.

UK applicability

The paper's methodological and disciplinary recommendations may inform UK research strategy and funding priorities for understanding behaviour change in food systems and agricultural practice. However, the paper does not directly address UK-specific conditions or policy contexts.

Key measures

Not applicable; this is a perspectives and agenda-setting paper rather than an empirical study

Outcomes reported

The paper examines emerging priorities and methodological frontiers in human behaviour research across multiple disciplines. It does not appear to report empirical findings from a single study but rather synthesises expert perspectives on research agenda-setting.

Theme
General food systems / other
Subject
Other / interdisciplinary
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
Global
System type
Other
DOI
10.1038/s41562-021-01275-6
Catalogue ID
SNmoj7nvbl-xu027q

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