Mediators of physical activity behavior change: Findings from a 12-month randomized controlled trial

Health Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 512-520

  Papandonatos, George D ^a   Williams, David M ^a   Jennings, Ernestine G ^b,c   Napolitano, Melissa A ^d   Bock, Beth C ^b,c   Dunsiger, Shira ^b,c   Marcus, Bess H ^e  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Multivariate mediation; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; COGNITION; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84867624299     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026667     Document Type: Article

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