Conscientiousness and the intention-behavior relationship: Predicting exercise behavior

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 518-533

  Conner, Mark ^a   Rodgers, Wendy ^b   Murray, Terra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conscientiousness; Intention behavior relationship; Moderators; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547985793     PISSN: 08952779     EISSN: 15432904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jsep.29.4.518     Document Type: Article

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