Self-regulation prompts can increase fruit consumption: A one-hour randomised controlled online trial

Psychology and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 533-545

  Lange, Daniela ^a   Richert, Jana ^b   Koring, Milena ^a   Knoll, Nina ^a   Schwarzer, Ralf ^a,c   Lippke, Sonia ^d  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

^d JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

action control; nutrition; planning; randomised controlled trial; self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL CONTROL; STATISTICS; TIME; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; TIME FACTORS; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876332223     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2012.751107     Document Type: Article

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