Does perceived behavioural control mediate the relationship between power beliefs and intention?

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 557-568

  Godin, Gaston ^a   Gagné, Camille ^a   Sheeran, Paschal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER PREVENTION; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MODEL; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 8444220045     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/1359107042304614     Document Type: Article

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