Self-regulation, health, and behavior: A perceptual-cognitive approach

Psychology and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 717-733

  Leventhal, Howard ^a   Leventhal, Elaine A ^b   Contrada, Richard J ^c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coping; Health threats; Illness representations; Motivation; Self regulation; Self representations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032251006     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870449808407425     Document Type: Article

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