Action planning and coping planning for long-term lifestyle change: Theory and assessment

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 565-576

  Sniehotta, Falko F ^a   Schwarzer, Ralf ^b   Scholz, Urte ^b   Schüz, Benjamin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 22944450880     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.258     Document Type: Article

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