Resolving the theory of planned behaviour's 'expectancy-value muddle' using dimensional salience

Psychology and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 588-602

  Newton, Joshua D ^a   Ewing, Michael T ^a   Burney, Sue ^a,b   Hay, Margaret ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CABRINI HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

attitude; beliefs; organ donation; theory of planned behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; DONOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; POSTHUMOUS CONCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; TRANSPLANTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; POSTHUMOUS CONCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL VALUES; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 84860316041     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2011.611244     Document Type: Article

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