Does regulatory focus play a role in dietary restraint?

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 333-341

  Vartanian, Lenny R ^a   Herman, C Peter ^b   Polivy, Janet ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary restraint; Motivation; Self regulation; Weight control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THEORY; BODY WEIGHT; DIET RESTRICTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONTROL; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CULTURE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 33750017297     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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