Using Behavioral Contracts to Promote Health Behavior Change: Application in a College Level Health Course.

Petosa, Richard

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ERIC Number: EJ297486

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Publication Date: 1984

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Using Behavioral Contracts to Promote Health Behavior Change: Application in a College Level Health Course.

Petosa, Richard

Health Education (Washington D.C.), v15 n2 p22-26 Mar-Apr 1984

A study was conducted at a large midwestern university to assess effectiveness of health behavior contracts for students enrolled in a personal health course. Results showed that health behavior contracts, as utilized in this study, appeared to have no significant impact on participant health behavior. (JMK)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, College Students, Drinking, Health Behavior, Health Education, Higher Education, Performance Contracts, Program Effectiveness, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Smoking

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