Self-efficacy as a moderator of the planning-behaviour relationship in interventions designed to promote physical activity

Psychology and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-166

  Luszczynska, Aleksandra ^a,b   Schwarzer, Ralf ^c   Lippke, Sonia ^c   Mazurkiewicz, Magda ^d  

^a SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Intentions; Intervention; Physical activity; Planning; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951569384     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2011.531571     Document Type: Article

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