On nomological validity and auxiliary assumptions: The importance of simultaneously testing effects in social cognitive theories applied to health behavior and some guidelines

Tests of social cognitive theories provide informative data on the factors that relate to health behavior, and the processes and mechanisms involved. In the present article, we contend that tests of social cognitive theories should adhere to the principles of nomological validity, defined as the deg...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hagger, Martin, Gucciardi, Daniel, Chatzisarantis, Nikos
Format: Journal Article
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58425