Impact of goal priority and goal conflict on the intention-health-behavior relationship: Tests on physical activity and other health behaviors

• Published in: Health psychology Vol. 35; no. 9; p. 1017
• Main Authors: Conner, Mark, Abraham, Charles, Prestwich, Andrew, Hutter, Russell, Hallam, Jennifer, Sykes-Muskett, Bianca, Morris, Benjamin, Hurling, Robert
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Cognition - physiology; Exercise - physiology; Exercise - psychology; Female; Goals; Health Behavior; Health Surveys - methods; Humans; Intention; Male; Prospective Studies; Random Allocation; Risk-Taking; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult

Goal intentions are the key proximal determinant of behavior in a number of key models applied to predicting health behavior. However, relatively little previous research has examined how characteristics of goals moderate the intention-health-behavior relations. The present research examined the eff...