Planning bridges the intention-behaviour gap: Age makes a difference and strategy use explains why

Psychology and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 873-887

  Reuter, Tabea ^a   Ziegelmann, Jochen P ^a   Wiedemann, Amelie U ^a   Lippke, Sonia ^a   Schüz, Benjamin ^b   Aiken, Leona S ^c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTRE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Germany)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health behaviour change; Mediation; Moderation; Optimisation and compensation (SOC); Planning; Selection; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955913420     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440902939857     Document Type: Article

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