Planning to break unwanted habits: Habit strength moderates implementation intention effects on behaviour change

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 507-523

  Webb, Thomas L ^a   Sheeran, Paschal ^a   Luszczynska, Aleksandra ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; SEATBELT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SMOKING CESSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; FEMALE; HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; REVERSAL LEARNING; SEAT BELTS; SMOKING CESSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350029760     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466608X370591     Document Type: Article

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