Are goal intentions or implementation intentions better predictors of health behavior? A longitudinal study in orthopedic rehabilitation

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-102

  Ziegelmann, Jochen P ^a   Luszczynska, Aleksandra ^b,c   Lippke, Sonia ^a   Schwarzer, Ralf ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Age; Goal intentions; Health behavior; Implementation intentions; Intentions; Orthopedic rehabilitation; Physical exercise; Planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PREDICTION; REHABILITATION CENTER; SAMPLE SIZE; SPINE DISEASE;

EID: 33847623004     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.52.1.97     Document Type: Article

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