Do behavioural health intentions engender health behaviour change? A study on the moderating role of self-affirmation on actual fruit intake versus vegetable intake

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 815-827

  Pietersma, Suzanne ^a   Dijkstra, Arie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; VEGETABLE;

DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PERSUASIVE COMMUNICATION; SELF REPORT; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054019316     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.2011.02018.x     Document Type: Article

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