Does forming implementation intentions help people with mental health problems to achieve goals? A meta-analysis of experimental studies with clinical and analogue samples

British Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 69-90

  Toli, Agoro ^a   Webb, Thomas L ^a   Hardy, Gillian E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

goal setting; if then plans; implementation intentions; mental health; meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACHIEVEMENT; GOALS; HUMANS; INTENTION; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH;

EID: 84959159695     PISSN: 01446657     EISSN: 20448260     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12086     Document Type: Article

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