Combining self-affirmation with implementation intentions to promote fruit and vegetable consumption

Health Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 729-736

  Harris, Peter R ^a   Brearley, Irina ^a   Sheeran, Paschal ^a   Barker, Margo ^a   Klein, William M P ^b   David Creswell, J ^c   Levine, John M ^b   Bond, Rod ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health behavior change; Healthy eating; Implementation intentions; Motivation; Selfaffirmation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; FRUIT CONSUMPTION; GRADUATE STUDENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; VEGETABLE; VEGETABLE CONSUMPTION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ADOLESCENT; BEHAVIOR; EATING; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EATING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903575151     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000065     Document Type: Article

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