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Putting the 'teachable moment' in context: A view from critical health psychology.

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The concept of 'Teachable Moment' (TM) is an increasingly used term within mainstream health psychology in relation to interventions and health behaviour change. It refers to a naturally occurring health event where individuals may be motivated to change their behaviours from unhealthy ones to healthier choices. Pregnancy is seen as a key time for behaviour change interventions, partly due to the idea that the mother has increased motivations to protect her unborn child. This paper proposes a Critical Health Psychological (CHP) re-examination of the concept and explores the 'teachable moment' within a wider framing of contemporary parenting ideologies in order to offer a more critical, nuanced and contextual consideration of pregnancy and the transition to motherhood. The paper locates these discussions using an example of alcohol usage in pregnancy. In doing so, this paper is the first of its kind to consider the 'teachable moment' from a critical health psychological perspective.

Journal Article Type Review
Acceptance Date Apr 29, 2022
Online Publication Date Jun 7, 2022
Publication Date Jun 7, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Journal of Health Psychology
Print ISSN 1359-1053
Electronic ISSN 1461-7277
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 28
Issue 1
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053221101750
Keywords alcohol; critical health psychology; parenting cultures; pregnancy; teachable moment
Publisher URL https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13591053221101750

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