Usually means: Avoidance of certain behaviors entirely.
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  1. abstinence theory: Merriam-Webster
  2. abstinence theory: Wiktionary
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  5. abstinence theory: Merriam-Webster

Definitions from Wiktionary (abstinence theory)

noun:  (economics) A theory that abstinence in business will bring beneficial interest.

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