Causal models of physical exercise participation: Testing the predictive power of the construct "pressure to change"

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 1931-1960

  Fuchs, Reinhard ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 0030274342     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1996.tb00106.x     Document Type: Article

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