Acting on intentions: The role of anticipated regret

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 495-511

  Abraham, Charles ^a   Sheeran, Paschal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMOTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EMOTIONS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0346337202     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466603322595248     Document Type: Article

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