Conceptual categories or operational constructs? Evaluating higher order theory of planned behavior structures in the exercise domain

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 141-150

  Rhodes, Ryan E ^a   Blanchard, Chris M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitude; Measurement; Perceived behavioral control; Physical activity; Structural equation modeling; Subjective norm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMETRY; THEORY;

ATTITUDE; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33644667560     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/BMED.31.4.141-150     Document Type: Article

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