‘Sticking to a healthy diet is easier for me when I exercise regularly’: Cognitive transfer between physical exercise and healthy nutrition

Psychology and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1361-1372

  Fleig, Lena ^a   Kerschreiter, Rudolf ^a   Schwarzer, Ralf ^a,b   Pomp, Sarah ^c   Lippke, Sonia ^d  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

habit strength; healthy nutrition; multiple health behaviours; physical exercise; rehabilitation; transfer cognitions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HABIT; HABIT STRENGTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTHY NUTRITION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE HEALTH BEHAVIOURS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; TRANSFER COGNITIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

HABIT STRENGTH; HEALTHY NUTRITION; MULTIPLE HEALTH BEHAVIOURS; PHYSICAL EXERCISE; REHABILITATION; TRANSFER COGNITIONS;

ADULT; AGED; COGNITION; DIET; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907590612     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2014.930146     Document Type: Article

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