Where perception and reality differ: Dropping out is not the same as failure

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 481-491

  Shields, C A ^a,b   Brawley, L R ^a   Lindover, T I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dropout; Exercise; Interaction; Perceived success

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOLOGY;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AWARENESS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RATIONALIZATION; REALITY TESTING; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33644587142     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-005-9012-9     Document Type: Article

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