Consumer style and health: The role of impulsive buying in unhealthy eating

Psychology and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 429-441

  Verplanken, Bas ^a   Herabadi, Astrid G ^b   Perry, Judith A ^a   Silvera, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b ATMA JAYA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Consumer style; Eating disturbances; Emotional distress; Impulse buying; Self esteem; Snack foods; Trait mood

Indexed keywords

EID: 22544458189     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440412331337084     Document Type: Review

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