Physical exercise habit: On the conceptualization and formation of habitual health behaviours

Health Education Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 363-374

  Aarts, Henk ^a,b   Paulussen, Theo ^b   Schaalma, Herman ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b NIGZ Netherlands Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EXERCISE; HABITS; HUMANS; MENTAL PROCESSES; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 0030879425     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/12.3.363     Document Type: Article

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