Non-conscious processes in changing health-related behaviour: a conceptual analysis and framework

Health Psychology Review

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 381-394

  Hollands, Gareth J ^a   Marteau, Theresa M ^a   Fletcher, Paul C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

automatic; awareness; behaviour change; Health behaviour; intervention; non conscious

Indexed keywords

EGO DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNCONSCIOUS (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 84958527850     PISSN: 17437199     EISSN: 17437202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17437199.2015.1138093     Document Type: Article

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