A model of behavioral self-regulation

Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology: Volume 1

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 505-525

  Carver, Charles S ^a   Scheier, Michael F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781446249215.n25     Document Type: Chapter

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