The phrase "adopting a behavior" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the process of taking on or starting to practice a specific behavior or habit.
Example: "The key to success in this program is adopting a behavior that promotes healthy living."
Alternatives: "embracing a behavior" or "taking on a behavior".
Thus ability to schedule and plan to adopt a behavior requires a sense of choice of fullness (self-regulatory).
Eventually, the more one has adopted a behavior in the past (or the more experience one has with a behavior), the more the behavior becomes governed by habit the person does not have to give it as much thought as s/he initially did.
However, in the field of health psychology, there is a phenomenon that some authors label the 'intention-behavior gap' wherein people having the intention to adopt a behavior fail to act on their positive intentions for various reasons (e.g., forgetfulness, lack of time, etc).
This assumption is suspect in adulthood, since dizygotic twins tend to diverge geographically and socially to a greater extent than do monozygotic twins, and since any monozygotic twin is more likely than a dizygotic twin to perceive and adopt a behavior seen to be advantageous to the co-twin.
It is related to the appropriateness of adopting a given behavior according to one's personal and moral values.
Predictors of adopting a risky behavior between habits in Switzerland and during their previous trip were also analyzed.
The instrument was theory driven and was developed using several items from existing questionnaires to ensure that this new instrument covers all theoretical concepts for adopting a healthy behavior.
The campaign could cost less than CHF 300 per person adopting a healthy behavior or initiating effective treatment if more than 1000 persons (either screenees or members of the general public) had made such a change as a result of the campaign.
Specifically, it is about the ability of a system to reconcile its requirements or goal of existence with the environment it is interacting with, by adopting an optimal behavior.
Behavioral interventions encourage individuals to modify their existing behavior and to adopt a healthier behavior.
