Attention, self-control, and health behaviors

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 280-283

  Mann, Traci ^a,c   Ward, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Health behavior; Self control

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748849557     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2007.00520.x     Document Type: Article

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