Sources of perceived self-efficacy as predictors of physical activity in older adults

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 172-192

  Warner, Lisa M ^a,b   Schüz, Benjamin ^b   Knittle, Keegan ^c   Ziegelmann, Jochen P ^a   Wurm, Susanne ^b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTRE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Germany)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exercise; Multimorbidity; Objective health; Sources of self efficacy; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859576710     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2011.01050.x     Document Type: Article

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