The effectiveness of multi-component goal setting interventions for changing physical activity behaviour: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Health Psychology Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 67-88

  McEwan, Desmond ^a   Harden, Samantha M ^a,b   Zumbo, Bruno D ^a   Sylvester, Benjamin D ^a   Kaulius, Megan ^a   Ruissen, Geralyn R ^a   Dowd, A Justine ^c   Beauchamp, Mark R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

exercise; Goal setting; health; intervention; meta analysis; physical activity; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84956678159     PISSN: 17437199     EISSN: 17437202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2015.1104258     Document Type: Article

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