Antecedents of children's physical activity intentions and behaviour: Predictive validity and longitudinal effects

Psychology and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 391-407

  Hagger, Martin S ^a   Chatzisarantis, Nikos ^b   Biddle, Stuart J H ^c   Orbell, Sheina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Exercise; Past behaviour; Planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000067598     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440108405515     Document Type: Article

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