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Intention (Latest Articles)
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Psychometric properties of the commitment to physical activity scale.
29 Jun 2009 
OBJECTIVE: To assess psychometric properties of the Commitment to Physical Activity Scale (CPAS). METHODS: Girls in third to fifth grades (n = 932) completed the CPAS before and after a physical activity intervention. Psychometric measures included ...
rec_pub_19182987-psychometric-properties-commitment-physical-activity-scale.htm
Readiness to change drinking behavior in female college students.
29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: Motivational interviewing (MI) therapies are effective in reducing high-risk drinking in college populations. Although research supports efficacy of MI prevention strategies in reducing alcohol use, there are little data examining ...
rec_pub_19538918-readiness-change-drinking-behavior-female-college-students.htm
The day-to-day process of stopping or reducing smoking: a prospective study of self-changers.
24 Jun 2009 INTRODUCTION: Almost all descriptions of attempts to quit smoking have focused on what happens after an abrupt quit attempt and end once a smoker relapses. The current study examined the day-to-day process preceding a quit or reduction attempt in ...
rec_pub_19561132-the-day-day-process-stopping-reducing-smoking-prospective-study-self.htm
Barriers to seeking help for gambling problems: a review of the empirical literature.
22 Jun 2009 This literature review summarizes recent empirical research on obstacles preventing problem gamblers from seeking treatment for their gambling problems. Relevant databases and bibliographies were searched for English-language papers and reports ...
rec_pub_19551495-barriers-seeking-help-gambling-problems-review-empirical-literature.htm
The mental time line: an analogue of the mental number line in the mapping of life events.
21 Jun 2009 A crucial aspect of the human mind is the ability to project the self along the time line to past and future. It has been argued that such self-projection is essential to re-experience past experiences and predict future events. In-depth analysis of ...
rec_pub_19553141-the-mental-time-line-analogue-mental-number-line-mapping-life-events.htm
The moral, epistemic, and mindreading components of children's vigilance towards deception.
19 Jun 2009 Vigilance towards deception is investigated in 3- to-5-year-old children: (i) In Study 1, children as young as 3 years of age prefer the testimony of a benevolent rather than of a malevolent communicator. (ii) In Study 2, only at the age of four do ...
rec_pub_19540473-the-moral-epistemic-mindreading-components-children-s-vigilance.htm
Countering countermeasures in the concealed information test using covert respiration measures.
17 Jun 2009 The effects of physical and mental countermeasures on the accuracy of the concealed information test (CIT) were examined in a mock crime experiment with 64 participants. To combat countermeasures, two covert respiration measures, hidden in the seat ...
rec_pub_19543828-countering-countermeasures-concealed-information-test-using-covert.htm
8 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were: (1) to explore pregnant women's background knowledge and expectations of 2nd trimester ultrasound screening, and (2) to investigate women's intentions to proceed to pregnancy termination if fetal anomaly is ...
rec_pub_19521092-women-s-expectations-intention-terminate-pregnancy-case-abnormal.htm
Unplanned quit attempts--results from a U.S. sample of smokers and ex-smokers.
7 Jun 2009 INTRODUCTION: Traditionally, smokers have been encouraged to prepare for cessation in advance of a preset quit date, with the expectation that preparation would improve their chance of success. However, a recent survey of U.K. smokers found that a ...
rec_pub_19509277-unplanned-quit-attempts-results-u-s-sample-smokers-ex-smokers.htm
Goals, intentions and mental states: challenges for theories of autism.
3 Jun 2009 The ability to understand the goals and intentions behind other people's actions is central to many social interactions. Given the profound social difficulties seen in autism, we might expect goal understanding to be impaired in these individuals. ...
rec_pub_19508497-goals-intentions-mental-states-challenges-theories-autism.htm
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