Pizza and pop and the student identity: The role of referent group norms in healthy and unhealthy eating

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-74

  Louis, Winnifred ^a   Davies, Sarah ^a   Smith, Joanne ^a   Terry, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Group process; Health behavior; Identity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; STUDENT; TIME;

ATTITUDE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847630918     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.147.1.57-74     Document Type: Article

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