The Role of the Self in Physical Health: Testing the Effect of a Values-Affirmation Intervention on Weight Loss

Logel, Christine; Cohen, Geoffrey L.

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The Role of the Self in Physical Health: Testing the Effect of a Values-Affirmation Intervention on Weight Loss

Logel, Christine, Cohen, Geoffrey L.·2012·Psychological Science

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Authors: Logel, C., & Cohen, G. L.
Affiliations: University of Waterloo (CA)
Stanford University (US)
ORCID: Logel, Christine
Cohen, Geoffrey L.
Venue: Psychological Science
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2011-12-07
Volume: 23
Issue: 1
Pages: 53-55
ISSN: 0956-7976 (ISSN-L)
1467-9280
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611421936
OpenAlex: W2117693313
Cited by: 106
References: 19
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 5
FWCI: 14.89
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations: Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Behavioral Health and Interventions
Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords: self, physical health, self-regulation, self-control, health behavior
MeSH terms: Female, Humans, Obesity, Religion, Self Concept, Social Values, Weight Loss, Health Behavior, Overweight

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