Exploring the occurrence and nature of comparison of one's own perceived dietary fat intake to that of self-selected others

Appetite

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-264

  Oenema, Anke ^a   Brug, Johannes ^a,b  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Comparisons with self selected others; Diet related self other comparisons; Dietary fat intake; Interpersonal comparison; Perceived personal fat intake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; RELATIVE; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 0345688926     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6663(03)00103-X     Document Type: Article

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