Willpower and perceived behavioral control: Influences on the intention-behavior relationship and postbehavior attributions

Social Behavior and Personality

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 105-124

  Fitch, Judy L ^a   Ravlin, Elizabeth C ^b,c  

^a Physicians Rehabilitation Group   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Effort; Individual differences; Intention; Perceived behavioral control; Willpower

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044368448     PISSN: 03012212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.2005.33.2.105     Document Type: Article

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