An intervention to increase walking requires both motivational and volitional components: A replication and extension

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 127-135

  French, David P ^a   Stevenson, Andrew ^b   Michie, Susan ^b  

^a Faculty of Engineering and Computing   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

intervention; perceived behavioural control; self efficacy; theory of planned behaviour; walking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF EFFICACY; TIME FACTORS; VOLITION; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860713585     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2011.592843     Document Type: Article

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