Self-Regulation in Health Behavior

Self-Regulation in Health Behavior
By Denise de Ridder, John de Wit

Publisher:   Wiley
Number Of Pages:   264
Publication Date:   2006-07-11
ISBN-10 / ASIN:   0470024070
ISBN-13 / EAN:   9780470024072
Binding:   Hardcover

This text offers a comprehensive overview of new approaches to health-related behaviour from a self-regulation perspective. The authors outline the assumptions on which self-regulation theories are based, discuss recent research and draw out the implications for practice with a particular focus on changing health behaviour. The book is arranged in two sections – Goal Setting and Goal Activation in Health Behaviour and Goal Striving and Goal Persistence. The epilogue compares self-regulation theories with the prevailing social-cognitive models.