The temporal stability and predictive validity of affect-based and cognition-based intentions

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 315-327

  Keer, Mario ^a,b   Conner, Mark ^c   Van den Putte, Bas ^b   Neijens, Peter ^b  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84901825132     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: 20448309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12034     Document Type: Article

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