Adherence to an exercise prescription scheme: The role of expectations, self-efficacy, stage of change and psychological well-being

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 359-378

  Jones, Fiona ^a   Harris, Peter ^b   Waller, Hilary ^c   Coggins, Adrian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^d Royston Buntingford and Bishop's Stortford Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOLOGY; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRESCRIPTIONS, NON-DRUG; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY; SET (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 24944578899     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910704X24798     Document Type: Article

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