'Come for the weight loss, stay for the enjoyment' - Exploring attributions for initiating and maintaining exercise

Irish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 38-50

  Hodgins, Margaret ^a,b   Fuller, Ray ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

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EID: 0035775871     PISSN: 03033910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2001.10558271     Document Type: Article

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