Does Promotion Orientation Help Explain Why Future-Orientated People Exercise and Eat Healthy?

Does Promotion Orientation Help Explain Why Future-Orientated People Exercise and Eat Healthy?

A study with United States undergraduate students showed individuals high in concern with future consequences engage in exercise and healthy eating because they adopt a promotion orientation, which represents the extent to which individuals are inclined to pursue positive gains. The present article...

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Main Authors: Taciano L. Milfont, Roosevelt Vilar, Rafaella C. R. Araujo, Robert Stanley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
eating behavior
health knowledge
attitudes
practice
future orientation
regulatory focus
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01202/full

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