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Experiencing the “Unpredictable Inevitables”: Creating Opportunities on a Taught Master’s Program for Structured One-to-One Physical Activity Behavior-Change Support for Adolescent Girls (The HERizon Project)

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Experiencing the “Unpredictable Inevitables”: Creating Opportunities on a Taught Master’s Program for Structured One-to-One Physical Activity Behavior-Change Support for Adolescent Girls (The HERizon Project). / Wood, Hannah Clare; Carey, Laura; Cowley, Emma S. et al.
In: Case studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, Vol. 9, No. 1, 12.02.2025, p. 31-38.

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Wood, HC, Carey, L, Cowley, ES, Cacciatore, I, Ballinger, J, Glover, E, Gore, P, Simpson, A, Wells, N, Mansfield, C, Whitcomb-Khan, G & Watson, PM 2025, 'Experiencing the “Unpredictable Inevitables”: Creating Opportunities on a Taught Master’s Program for Structured One-to-One Physical Activity Behavior-Change Support for Adolescent Girls (The HERizon Project)', Case studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 31-38. https://doi.org/10.1123/cssep.2024-0028

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Wood, H. C., Carey, L., Cowley, E. S., Cacciatore, I., Ballinger, J., Glover, E., Gore, P., Simpson, A., Wells, N., Mansfield, C., Whitcomb-Khan, G., & Watson, P. M. (2025). Experiencing the “Unpredictable Inevitables”: Creating Opportunities on a Taught Master’s Program for Structured One-to-One Physical Activity Behavior-Change Support for Adolescent Girls (The HERizon Project). Case studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology, 9(1), 31-38. https://doi.org/10.1123/cssep.2024-0028

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Wood HC, Carey L, Cowley ES, Cacciatore I, Ballinger J, Glover E et al. Experiencing the “Unpredictable Inevitables”: Creating Opportunities on a Taught Master’s Program for Structured One-to-One Physical Activity Behavior-Change Support for Adolescent Girls (The HERizon Project). Case studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology. 2025 Feb 12;9(1):31-38. Epub 2025 Feb 7. doi: 10.1123/cssep.2024-0028

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Wood, Hannah Clare ; Carey, Laura ; Cowley, Emma S. et al. / Experiencing the “Unpredictable Inevitables” : Creating Opportunities on a Taught Master’s Program for Structured One-to-One Physical Activity Behavior-Change Support for Adolescent Girls (The HERizon Project). In: Case studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology. 2025 ; Vol. 9, No. 1. pp. 31-38.

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