Motivational processes and the persistence of weight-loss dieting

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 151-163

  Strong, K G ^a   Huon, G F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTIVATION; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REINFORCEMENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032941029     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910799168542     Document Type: Article

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