Dissonance-based interventions for health behaviour change: A systematic review

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 310-337

  Freijy, Tanya ^a   Kothe, Emily J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; PROCEDURES;

COGNITIVE DISSONANCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84874998006     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12035     Document Type: Review

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