Future time perspective and health behaviors: Temporal framing of self-regulatory processes in physical exercise and dietary behaviors

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 208-218

  Gellert, Paul ^a   Ziegelmann, Jochen P ^a,b   Lippke, Sonia ^c   Schwarzer, Ralf ^a,d  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN CENTRE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Germany)

^c JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^d SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fruit and vegetable intake; Future time perspective; Physical exercise; Planning; Selfregulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; DIET; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 84863689688     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12160-011-9312-y     Document Type: Review

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