Paving the path for habit change: Cognitive shielding of intentions against habit intrusion

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 189-200

  Danner, Unna N ^a   Aarts, Henk ^a   Papies, Esther K ^a   De Vries, Nanne K ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GOALS; HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; REACTION TIME; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); STUDENTS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 79951643238     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/2044-8287.002005     Document Type: Article

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