Virtual self-modeling: The effects of vicarious reinforcement and identification on exercise behaviors

Media Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-25

  Fox, Jesse ^a   Bailenson, Jeremy N ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 62349133040     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213260802669474     Document Type: Article

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