Are beliefs elicited biased by question order? A theory of planned behaviour belief elicitation study about walking in the UK general population

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-110

  Darker, Catherine D ^a   French, David R ^a   Longdon, Stuart ^a   Morris, Katie ^a   Eves, Frank F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CULTURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

EID: 33846805460     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910706X100458     Document Type: Article

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