Which survey questions change behavior? Randomized controlled trial of mere measurement interventions

Health Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 636-644

  Godin, Gaston ^a   Sheeran, Paschal ^b   Conner, Mark ^c   Delage, Gilles ^d   Germain, Marc ^d   Bélanger Gravel, Ariane ^a   Naccache, Herminé ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d HÉMA QUÉBEC   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral intentions; Blood donation; Implementation intentions; Mere measurement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; BLOOD DONOR; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; BLOOD DONORS; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 78649700152     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021131     Document Type: Article

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