Effects of incentives in web-based prevention for adolescents: Results of an exploratory field study

Psychology and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 663-675

  Fridrici, Mirko ^a   Lohaus, Arnold ^a   Glaß, Christian ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Compliance; Incentives; Internet; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70449490387     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440802521102     Document Type: Article

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