Dimensions and profiles of the generalized health-related self-concept

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 755-771

  Wiesmann, Ulrich ^a   Niehörster, Gabriele ^a   Hannich, Hans Joachim ^a   Hartmann, Ute ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PERCEPTIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENERALIZATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56649092795     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910707X256699     Document Type: Article

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