Applying the theory of planned behavior to fruit and vegetable consumption by older adults

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 35-46

  Sjoberg, Sara ^a   Kim, Kyungwon ^b   Reicks, Marla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Seoul Women University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fruit and vegetable consumption; Older adults; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MINNESOTA; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 3242715993     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v23n04_03     Document Type: Article

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