What sense do people make of a theory of planned behaviour questionnaire?: A think-aloud study

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 861-871

  Darker, Catherine D ^a,c   French, David P ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^c ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Measurement; Theory of planned behaviour; Think aloud; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRE; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; THINKING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBALIZATION; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; COMMUNICATION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349776552     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309340983     Document Type: Article

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