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Internal health locus of control predicts willingness to track health behaviors online and with smartphone applicationsFootnote

Brooke L. BennettDepartment of Psychology, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Carly M. GoldsteinDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, USA;The Weight Control and Diabetes Research Center, The Miriam Hospital, Providence, RI, USA
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Emily C. GathrightDepartment of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, USA;Department of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
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Joel W. HughesDepartment of Psychological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA
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Janet D. LatnerDepartment of Psychology, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
Pages 1224-1229 | Received 24 Oct 2016, Accepted 04 Apr 2017, Published online: 17 Apr 2017

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