The eternal quest for optimal balance between maximizing pleasure and minimizing harm: The compensatory health beliefs model

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 139-153

  Rabiau, Marjorie ^a   Knäuper, Bärbel ^a   Miquelon, Paule ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DIET; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); CULTURE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HARM REDUCTION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PLEASURE-PAIN PRINCIPLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33644687394     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910705X52237     Document Type: Article

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