Using self-and identity-regulation to promote health: Promises and challenges

Self and Identity

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 407-416

  Shepperd, James A ^a   Rothman, Alexander J ^b   Klein, William M P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Identity regulation; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960681418     PISSN: 15298868     EISSN: 15298876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15298868.2011.577198     Document Type: Article

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