Autonomy support and control in weight management: What important others do and say matters

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 540-552

  Ng, Johan Y Y ^a   Ntoumanis, Nikos ^b   Thøgersen Ntoumani, Cecilie ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET THERAPY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OBESITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, REDUCING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OVERWEIGHT; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904738723     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: 20448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjhp.12054     Document Type: Article

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