Effectiveness of Experimenter-Provided and Self-Generated Implementation Intentions to Reduce Alcohol Consumption in a Sample of the General Population: A Randomized Exploratory Trial

Health Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 545-553

  Armitage, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

alcohol; brief intervention; health behavior change; implementation intentions; self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AWARENESS; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350504154     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015984     Document Type: Article

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