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Ralf Schwarzer
Researcher at Free University of Berlin
Publications - 398
Citations - 39326
Ralf Schwarzer is an academic researcher from Free University of Berlin. The author has contributed to research in topics: Behavior change & Health action process approach. The author has an hindex of 88, co-authored 390 publications receiving 35303 citations. Previous affiliations of Ralf Schwarzer include The Chinese University of Hong Kong & Australian Catholic University.
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The multidimensional nature of received social support in gay men at risk of HIV infection and AIDS
TL;DR: The assumption that enacted or received social support is a highly differentiated construct and requires assessment tools that are designed according is corroborated.
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Self-efficacy moderates the mediation of intentions into behavior via plans.
TL;DR: For plans to mediate the intention-behavior relation, people must hold sufficiently high levels of self-efficacy: if they lack self- efficacy, planning may be in vain.
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Measuring one component of dispositional self-regulation: attention control in goal pursuit
TL;DR: The Self-Regulation Scale (SRS) as discussed by the authors is designed to measure self-regulation in five languages: Costa Rica, Finland, Germany, Poland, and the US.
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Behavioral Intentions and Action Plans Promote Physical Exercise: A Longitudinal Study with Orthopedic Rehabilitation Patients
TL;DR: In this article, a study with four points in time was launched, scrutinizing beliefs and behaviors of 509 orthopedic patients to examine social-cognitive determinants in the adoption and maintenance of exercise, and it was argued that planning helps to bridge the intention-behavior gap.
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Initiation and Maintenance of Physical Exercise: Stage-Specific Effects of a Planning Intervention
TL;DR: The results suggest that matching treatments to people in a particular stage is a promising procedure and if patients formed intentions and action plans, they were more likely to adhere to the recommended level of exercise.