Do health-related feared possible selves motivate healthy eating?
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Do Health-Related Feared Possible Selves Motivate Healthy Eating?
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عنوان ژورنال: Health Psychology Research
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2420-8124
DOI: 10.4081/hpr.2014.1043