The impact of social comparison information on motivation in patients with diabetes as a function of regulatory focus and self-efficacy

Health Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 438-445

  Schokker, Marike C ^a   Keers, Joost C ^a   Bouma, Jelte ^a   Links, Thera P ^a   Sanderman, Robbert ^a   Wolffenbuttel, Bruce H R ^a   Hagedoorn, Mariët ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Intention; Regulatory fit; Social comparison

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; ADOLESCENT; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955315319     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019878     Document Type: Article

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