Bad Habit

Developing a (Bad) Habit: Antecedents and Adverse Consequences of Social Networking Website Use Habit

IS habit has emerged as an important determinant of continued use. In this study, we advance our understanding of this concept by shifting attention from desired IS use outcomes, which have been the focus of past IS continuance and habit research, to potential adverse outcomes of IS habit, namely technology addiction and high engagement. We argue that “bad” IS habits can also develop, and explo...

Breaking ‘bad habits’: a dynamical perspective on habit formation and change

Much of our daily behaviour is habitual. Habits are defined as behaviours that are performed with a minimum of cognitive effort. Habits allow for an effective use of our limited cognitive capacities. However, due to this automatising of behaviour, habits are less susceptible for change than reasoned behaviour. Especially when a habit provides positive outcomes in the present but detrimental out...

Pro-Inflammatory Signaling by IL-10 and IL-22: Bad Habit Stirred Up by Interferons?

Interleukin (IL)-10 and IL-22 are key members of the IL-10 cytokine family that share characteristic properties such as defined structural features, usage of IL-10R2 as one receptor chain, and activation of signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)-3 as dominant signaling mode. IL-10, formerly known as cytokine synthesis inhibitory factor, is key to deactivation of monocytes/macro...

Oncogene addiction versus oncogene amnesia: perhaps more than just a bad habit?

Cancer is a multistep process whereby genetic events that result in the activation of proto-oncogenes or the inactivation of tumor suppressor genes usurp physiologic programs mandating relentless proliferation and growth. Experimental evidence surprisingly illustrates that the inactivation of even a single oncogene can be sufficient to induce sustained tumor regression. These observations sugge...

Crystal Habit Modification Using Habit Modifiers