The Role of Self-Efficacy in Achieving Health Behavior Change

Health Education & Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1986, Pages 73-92

  Strecher, Victor J ^a   McEvoy DeVellis, Brenda ^a   Becker, Marshall H ^b   Rosenstock, Irwin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY WEIGHT; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY WEIGHT; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; EXERTION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; SELF CONCEPT; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SMOKING;

EID: 0022688942     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/109019818601300108     Document Type: Article

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