Do Incentives Promote Action Planning in a Web-based Walking Intervention?
Objective: In this study, we examine the effect of providing an incentive for engagement in self-regulatory behaviors (ie, action planning), in inactive, office-based university employees participating in an 11-week, Web-based walking intervention. Methods: Participants were randomly assigned to eit...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Health Behavior Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 13 - 23 |
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Jul/Aug2018
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