Fruitful plans: Adding targeted mental imagery to implementation intentions increases fruit consumption

Psychology and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 601-617

  Knäuper, Bärbel ^a   McCollam, Amanda ^a   Rosen Brown, Ariel ^a   Lacaille, Julien ^a   Kelso, Evan ^a   Roseman, Michelle ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Fruit consumption; Goal achievement; Health behaviour; Implementation intentions; Mental imagery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; GOALS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INTENTION; MALE; MOTIVATION;

EID: 79957868412     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870441003703218     Document Type: Article

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