Self-efficacy feelings moderate implementation intention effects

Self and Identity

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 177-194

  Wieber, Frank ^a   Odenthal, Georg ^a   Gollwitzer, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Goal intentions; Implementation intentions; Self efficacy; Task difficulty

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951561483     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298860902860333     Document Type: Article

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