Ain't no mountain high enough? Setting high weight loss goals predict effort and short-term weight loss

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 638-647

  De Vet, Emely ^a   Nelissen, Rob M A ^b   Zeelenberg, Marcel ^b   De Ridder, Denise T D ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

commitment; effort; goal setting; motivation; nonclinical sample; self efficacy; weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; WEIGHT LOSS; WEIGHT REDUCTION PROGRAMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876972308     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312454038     Document Type: Article

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