Psychometric Properties of the Healthful Eating Belief Scales for Persons at Risk of Diabetes

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 134-142

  Blue, Carolyn L ^a   Marrero, David G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral research; beliefs; diabetes mellitus; health behavior; theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; EATING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646830107     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2006.01.010     Document Type: Article

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