The role of self-regulation strategies and self-efficacy perceptions in successful weight loss maintenance

Psychology and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 811-820

  Kitsantas, Anastasia ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034364072     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440008405583     Document Type: Article

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