Predicting alcohol consumption and binge drinking in company employees: An application of planned behaviour and self-determination theories

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 379-407

  Hagger, Martin S ^a   Lonsdale, Adam J ^b   Hein, Vello ^c   Koka, Andre ^c   Lintunen, Taru ^d   Pasi, Heidi ^d   Lindwall, Magnus ^e   Rudolfsson, Lisa ^e   Chatzisarantis, Nikos L D ^f  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ESTONIA; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ESTONIA; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84858051522     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8287.2011.02043.x     Document Type: Article

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