Can theory-based messages in combination with cognitive prompts promote exercise in classroom settings?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1049-1058

  Hill, Chloe ^a   Abraham, Charles ^a   Wright, Daniel B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Elaboration likelihood model; Exercise; Health promotion; Implementation intentions; Randomised controlled trial; Theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; STUDENT;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ENGLAND; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SCHOOLS;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34547178361     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.04.024     Document Type: Article

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