Examining causal components and a mediating process underlying self-generated health arguments for exercise and smoking cessation

Health Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1209-1217

  Baldwin, Austin S ^a   Rothman, Alexander J ^b   Weg, Mark W Vander ^c,d   Christensen, Alan J ^c,d  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c E11 SSH   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Health messages; Mediators; Self persuasion; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

EID: 84888402914     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029937     Document Type: Article

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