Action control in dyads: A randomized controlled trial to promote physical activity in everyday life

Corina Berli, Gertraud Stadler, Jennifer Inauen and Urte Scholz

Social Science & Medicine, 2016, vol. 163, issue C, 89-97

Abstract: Engaging in regular physical activity requires substantial self-regulatory effort such as action control (e.g., continuously monitoring and evaluating an ongoing behavior with regard to one’s standards).

Keywords: Randomized controlled trial; Self-regulation; Action control; Dyadic; Physical activity; Accelerometer; Obesity; Text messages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2016.07.003

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