What do people think about when they answer theory of planned behaviour questionnaires? A 'think aloud' study

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 672-687

  French, David P ^a   Cooke, Richard ^b   Mclean, Nikky ^c   Williams, Merroney ^d   Sutton, Stephen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binge drinking; Cognitive interviewing; Physical activity; Theory of planned behaviour; Think aloud

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; THINKING; VERBALIZATION;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; THINKING;

EID: 34250180218     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307078174     Document Type: Article

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