More or better: Do the number and specificity of implementation intentions matter in increasing physical activity?

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 471-477

  De Vet, Emely ^a,b   Oenema, Anke ^b   Brug, Johannes ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Field study; Health behaviour change; Implementation intentions; Motivation; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957597543     PISSN: 14690292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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