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Saturday, July 04, 2009

Mothers' intention for their daughters and themselves to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine: a national study of nurses.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to examine mothers' intention to vaccinate their daughters and themselves against human papillomavirus and to determine which demographic, behavioral, and attitudinal factors were associated with intention to ... Read more...

Childhood abuse, avatar choices, and other risk factors associated with internet-initiated victimization of adolescent girls.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to determine the risk factors for Internet-initiated victimization of female adolescents. In particular, it was expected that girls who experienced childhood abuse would show higher vulnerability than their ... Read more...

The computation of social behavior.

27 May 2009 Neuroscientists are beginning to advance explanations of social behavior in terms of underlying brain mechanisms. Two distinct networks of brain regions have come to the fore. The first involves brain regions that are concerned with learning about ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Intention'

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• Mothers' intention for their daughters and themselves to receive the human papillomavirus vaccine: a national study of nurses. 30 May 2009
• Childhood abuse, avatar choices, and other risk factors associated with internet-initiated victimization of adolescent girls. 30 May 2009
• The computation of social behavior. 27 May 2009
• Weight cycling and mortality among middle-aged or older women. 9 May 2009
• Movement intention after parietal cortex stimulation in humans. 6 May 2009
• Neuroscience. The sources of human volition. 6 May 2009
• Learning mode and exemplar sequencing in unsupervised category learning. 29 Apr 2009
• The role of item strength in retrieval-induced forgetting. 29 Apr 2009
• Determinants of leisure-time physical activity and future intention to practice in Spanish college students. 29 Apr 2009
• Priming and authorship ascription: when nonconscious goals turn into conscious experiences of self-agency. 29 Apr 2009
• Theory synthesis for self-neglect: a health and social phenomenon. 29 Apr 2009
• The value of a nonlinear model in predicting nursing turnover. 29 Apr 2009
• The intention to treat principle, and the potential impact of excluding data from the analysis of clinical trial data. 27 Apr 2009
• Quantitative assessment of attribution of intentions to others in schizophrenia using an ecological video-based task: a comparison with manic and depressed patients. 3 Apr 2009
• A theory-based approach to understanding follow-up of abnormal Pap tests. 30 Mar 2009
• Factors affecting continuation of smoking by pregnant and nonpregnant women. 30 Mar 2009
• Classroom climate and students' goal preferences: a cross-cultural comparison. 30 Mar 2009
• Individual differences in episodic memory: the role of self-initiated encoding strategies. 30 Mar 2009
• The dental GPS: your guide to happiness and satisfaction. 30 Mar 2009
• Influence of imposed optic flow characteristics and intention on postural responses. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Intention'

Definition: What a person has in mind to do or bring about.

Descriptor UI: D033182

Alternative terms: Intention; Intentions;

Related Mesh Headings: Attitude; Goals; Double Effect Principle;

Tree Number: F01.658.650; F02.463.306;

History Note: 2003; use MOTIVATION 1993-2002