Evidence That Self-Incentives Increase Fruit Consumption: A Randomized Exploratory Trial Among High-Risk Romanian Adolescents

Prevention Science

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 186-193

  Armitage, Christopher J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brief intervention; Fruit consumption; Health behavior change; Implementation intentions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROMANIA; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); ROMANIA; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 84897025991     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-012-0346-6     Document Type: Article

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