Social-cognitive factors in changing health-related behaviors

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 47-51

  Schwarzer, Ralf ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Health behavior; Risk perception; Self efficacy; Self regulation; Social cognition model

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035533981     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.00112     Document Type: Article

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