The strength of habit

Health Psychology Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 311-317

  Orbell, Sheina ^a   Verplanken, Bas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; HABIT; HUMAN;

HABITS; HUMANS; INTENTION;

EID: 84941260775     PISSN: 17437199     EISSN: 17437202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2014.992031     Document Type: Note

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