Habit vs. intention in the prediction of future behaviour: the role of frequency, context stability and mental accessibility of past behaviour.
This research examined the role of habit and intention in the prediction of future behaviour by analysing that past behaviour frequency moderates the intention-behaviour relationship to the extent that the context in which the behaviour was performed is stable. In two correlational studies, it was f...
| Publicado en: | British Journal of Social Psychology Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 245 - 266 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Jun2008
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