Enjoyment as a Predictor of Exercise Habit, Intention to Continue Exercising, and Exercise Frequency: The Intensity Traits Discrepancy Moderation Role

Given the need to explore the factors that can account for a better understanding of the intention-behavior gap in exercise practice in health club settings, and considering the emergence of hedonic assumptions related to exercise adherence, this cross-sectional study aimed to test the moderation ef...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychology
Main Authors:	Diogo S. Teixeira, Filipe Rodrigues, Luis Cid, Diogo Monteiro
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-02-01
Subjects:	exercise intensity enjoyment intention habit moderation
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.780059/full

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