An experimental test of cognitive dissonance theory in the domain of physical exercise

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-115

  Chatzisarantis, Nikos L D ^a,d   Hagger, Martin S ^b   Wang, John C K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38749139229     PISSN: 10413200     EISSN: 15331571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10413200701601482     Document Type: Article

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