Age and body make a difference in optimistic health beliefs and nutrition behaviors

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 143-159

  Renner, Britta ^a   Knoll, Nina ^b   Schwarzer, Ralf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Age; Body weight; Nutrition; Optimism; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF STIMULATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0033773990     PISSN: 10705503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327558IJBM0702_4     Document Type: Article

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