The role of self-efficacy in changing health-related behaviour: Cause, effect or spurious association?

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 237-243

  French, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; EDITORIAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

CAUSALITY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84874989946     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12038     Document Type: Review

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