Messages for men: The efficacy of EPPM-based messages targeting men's physical activity

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 24-32

  Hatchell, Alexandra C ^a   Bassett Gunter, Rebecca L ^b   Clarke, Marie ^c   Kimura, Stacey ^c   Latimer Cheung, Amy E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Hastings and Prince Edward Counties Health Unit   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extended Parallel Process Model; Men; Messages; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXTENDED PARALLEL PROCESS MODEL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH PROMOTION MODEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEN'S HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ADULT; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MEN; MEN'S HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RISK-TAKING; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84881086443     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030108     Document Type: Article

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