Converging to the lowest common denominator in physical health

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1023-1028

  John, Leslie K ^a   Norton, Michael I ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior change; Field experiment; Physical activity; Sedentary lifestyle; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84883507592     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033849     Document Type: Article

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