How does the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) bridge the intention-behavior gap? An examination of the model's causal structure

Applied Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-74

  Sutton, Stephen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 38749141693     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2007.00326.x     Document Type: Review

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