This research was conducted by Phillippa Lally when she held a Medical Research Council PhD studentship and has been written up during an Economic and Social Research Council postdoctoral fellowship.
Research Article
How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world†
Article first published online: 16 JUL 2009
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.674
Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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Lally, P., van Jaarsveld, C. H. M., Potts, H. W. W. and Wardle, J. (2010), How are habits formed: Modelling habit formation in the real world. Eur. J. Soc. Psychol., 40: 998–1009. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.674
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 15 SEP 2010
- Article first published online: 16 JUL 2009
- Manuscript Accepted: 12 JUN 2009
- Manuscript Received: 5 JUN 2009
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