Evaluating and enhancing self-efficacy for physical activity

ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 16-21

  Pekmezi, Dori ^a   Jennings, Ernestine ^a   Marcus, Bess H ^b  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Confidence; Exercise; Health promotion; Social cognitive theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349197786     PISSN: 10915397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/FIT.0b013e3181996571     Document Type: Article

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