Dietary planning as a mediator of the intention-behavior relation: An experimental-causal-chain design

Applied Psychology

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 194-207

  Reuter, Tabea ^a   Ziegelmann, Jochen P ^a   Wiedemann, Amelie U ^a   Lippke, Sonia ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

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EID: 45349092802     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-0597.2008.00364.x     Document Type: Article

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