Self-regulatory cognitions, social comparison, and perceived peers' behaviors as predictors of nutrition and physical activity: A comparison among adolescents in Hungary, Poland, Turkey, and USA

Psychology and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 577-593

  Luszczynska, Aleksandra ^a   Gibbons, Frederick X ^b   Piko, Bettina F ^c   Tekozel, Mert ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^d EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research; Health cognitions; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644235755     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0887044042000205844     Document Type: Article

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