Front. Psychol. Frontiers in Psychology Front. Psychol. 1664-1078 Frontiers Media S.A. 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1656691 Psychology Correction Correction: Combining mechanisms of action with behavior change techniques—theory-based development of an app promoting heating energy-saving behaviors Brandt Mara 1 2 Bamberg Sebastian 3 * 1Medical Assistance Systems Group, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany 2Interactive Robotics in Medicine and Care, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany 3Department of Social Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Bielefeld, Germany

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 *Correspondence: Sebastian Bamberg sebastian.bamberg@hsbi.de 05 08 2025 2025 16 1656691 30 06 2025 04 07 2025 Copyright © 2025 Brandt and Bamberg. 2025 Brandt and Bamberg

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Affiliation 2 Interactive Robotics in Medicine and Care, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany was omitted for author Mara Brandt. This affiliation has now been added for author Mara Brandt.

Author Sebastian Bamberg was erroneously assigned to affiliation 2 Interactive Robotics in Medicine and Care, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany. This affiliation has now been removed for author Sebastian Bamberg.

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