The process by which relative autonomous motivation affects intentional behavior: Comparing effects across dieting and exercise behaviors

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 307-321

  Hagger, Martin S ^a   Chatzisarantis, Nikos L D ^b   Harris, Jemma ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Planned behavior; Self determination theory; Theoretical integration

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845614005     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-006-9046-5     Document Type: Article

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