A research agenda to examine the efficacy and relevance of the Transtheoretical Model for physical activity behavior

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 7-12

  Nigg, Claudio R ^a   Geller, Karly S ^b   Motl, Rob W ^c   Horwath, Caroline C ^d   Wertin, Kristin K ^a   Dishman, Rodney K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Decisional balance; Physical activity; Processes; Self efficacy; Stage; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349304360     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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