Reflective and non-reflective antecedents of health-related behaviour: Exploring the relative contributions of impulsivity and implicit self-control to the prediction of dietary behaviour

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 257-272

  Churchill, Sue ^a   Jessop, Donna C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIET; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954571033     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910710X498688     Document Type: Article

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