Attitudes and exercise adherence: Test of the theories of reasoned action and planned behaviour

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 269-281

  Smith, R Andrew ^a   Biddle, Stuart J H ^b  

^a YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Exercise adherence; Planned behaviour; Reasoned action

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SITTING;

ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032915384     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/026404199365993     Document Type: Article

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