Goal setting and goal pursuit in the regulation of body weight

Psychology and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 593-621

  Bagozzi, Richard P ^a   Edwards, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Body weight goals; Dieting; Exercising; Self regulation; Volition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032245337     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449808407421     Document Type: Article

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