The effects of exercise advertising on self-efficacy and decisional balance

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 117-126

  Berry, Tanya R ^a   Howe, Bruce L ^b  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Advertising; Decisional balance; Exercise; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EXERCISE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROMOTION; MUSCLE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 14844288060     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.29.2.3     Document Type: Article

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