Hale and Hearty Policies: How Psychological Science Can Create and Maintain Healthy Habits

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 701-705

  Rothman, Alexander J ^a   Gollwitzer, Peter M ^b,c   Grant, Adam M ^d   Neal, David T ^e   Sheeran, Paschal ^f   Wood, Wendy ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e Catalyst Behavioral Sciences   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

habits; health behavior; intention; maintenance; policy

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; HABIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84947434892     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691615598515     Document Type: Article

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