The impact of changing attitudes, norms, and self-efficacy on health-related intentions and behavior: A meta-analysis

Health Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 1178-1188

  Sheeran, Paschal ^a   Maki, Alexander ^b   Montanaro, Erika ^c   Avishai Yitshak, Aya ^b   Bryan, Angela ^c   Klein, William M P ^d   Miles, Eleanor ^e   Rothman, Alexander J ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d National Cancer Institute   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitude; Health behavior; Interventions; Norm; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EFFECT SIZE; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PSYCINFO; SELF CONCEPT; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADULT; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; SOCIAL NORM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL NORMS;

EID: 84973438888     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: 19307810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/hea0000387     Document Type: Article

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