Self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between causal attributions and exercise behavior

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2785-2802

  Shields, Christopher A ^a   Brawley, Lawrence R ^a   Lindover, Tamara I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 33749568357     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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