Cognitive mediation of intervention effects on physical exercise: Causal models for the adoption and maintenance stage

Psychology and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1480-1499

  Fuchs, Reinhard ^a   Seelig, Harald ^a   Göhner, Wiebke ^b   Burton, Nicola W ^c   Brown, Wendy J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Catholic University of Applied Sciences   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

group intervention; mediator; path analysis; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COGNITION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEGOTIATING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SELF EFFICACY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84867866555     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2012.695020     Document Type: Article

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