Young adults' social drinking as explained by an augmented theory of planned behaviour: The roles of prototypes, willingness, and gender

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 561-581

  Zimmermann, Friederike ^a   Sieverding, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTENTION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL FACILITATION; TEMPERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955358428     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910709X476558     Document Type: Article

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