The use of a mental imagery intervention to enhance integrated regulation for exercise among women commencing an exercise program

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 452-464

  Duncan, Lindsay R ^a,d   Hall, Craig R ^a   Wilson, Philip M ^b   Wilsons, Wendy M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Imagery; Integrated regulation; Motivation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869087502     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-011-9271-4     Document Type: Article

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