Physical activity among adults with obesity: Testing the health action process approach

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 42-49

  Parschau, Linda ^a   Barz, Milena ^a   Richert, Jana ^b   Knoll, Nina ^a   Lippke, Sonia ^c   Schwarzer, Ralf ^a,d  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Motivation; Overweight; Self efficacy; Social support; Volition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EXPECTANCY; FEMALE; HEALTH ACTION PROCESS APPROACH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895923480     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: 19391544     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035290     Document Type: Article

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