The Instability of Health Cognitions: Visceral States Influence Self-efficacy and Related Health Beliefs

Health Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 722-727

  Nordgren, Loran F ^a   van der Pligt, Joop ^a   van Harreveld, Frenk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

health goals; hunger; self efficacy; smoking cessation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SATIETY; SMOKING CESSATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; CULTURE; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HUNGER; IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SMOKING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 57749083604     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.6.722     Document Type: Article

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