Dancing to a different tune: The predictive utility of the theory of planned behaviour when the behaviour is constrained

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 250-257

  Scott, Emma J ^a   Eves, Frank F ^a   Hoppé, Roberta ^b   French, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exercise; Obligation; Physical activity; TPB; Volition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949277748     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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