Impulsivity partially mediates the relationship between BIS/BAS and risky health behaviors

Journal of Personality

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 793-810

  Braddock, Kurt H ^a   Dillard, James Price ^a   Voigt, Danielle C ^a   Stephenson, Michael T ^b   Sopory, Pradeep ^c   Anderson, Jason W ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 79960047789     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2011.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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