Predicting Behavioral Intentions and Physical Exercise: A Test of the Health Action Process Approach at the Intrapersonal Level

Health Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 702-708

  Scholz, Urte ^a   Keller, Roger ^a   Perren, Sonja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

health behavior; multilevel modeling; physical exercise; within person associations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH ACTION PROCESS APPROACH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWITZERLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72949102188     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016088     Document Type: Article

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