Age, relative autonomy and change in health locus of control beliefs: A longitudinal study of members of a health-promotion facility

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 326-338

  Bailis, Daniel S ^a   Segall, Alexander ^a   Chipperfield, Judith G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Health goals; Longitudinal; Multidimensional Health Locus of Control Scales; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950282613     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309342296     Document Type: Article

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