Hypocrisy, dissonance and the self-regulation processes that improve health

Self and Identity

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 295-303

  Stone, Jeff ^a   Focella, Elizabeth ^a  

^a The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behavior change; Cognitive dissonance; Health; Hypocrisy; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960679145     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2010.538550     Document Type: Article

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