Prediction of goal-directed behavior: Attitudes, intentions, and perceived behavioral control

Icek Ajzen; Thomas J. Madden

doi:10.1016/0022-1031(86)90045-4

Keywords

Theory of planned behaviorPsychologyTheory of reasoned actionSocial psychologyControl (management)PerceptionAttendancePerceived controlDevelopmental psychology

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University of Massachusetts Amherst US

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Year: 1986
Type: article
Volume: 22
Issue: 5
Pages: 453-474
Citations: 5438
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                                    Icek Ajzen, 
                                
                                    Thomas J. Madden
                                
                            (1986). 
                            Prediction of goal-directed behavior: Attitudes, intentions, and perceived behavioral control. 
                            Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
                            , 22
                            (5)
                            , 453-474.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-1031(86)90045-4

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DOI: 10.1016/0022-1031(86)90045-4