Unique Effects of Setting Goals on Behavior Change: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

• Publication date

  2017-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1037/ccp0000260PMID 29189034
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