The role of affect and cognition in health decision making

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 143-153

  Keer, Mario ^a   van den Putte, Bas ^a   Neijens, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

AFFECT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952777832     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466609X425337     Document Type: Article

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