Healthy eating among 10-13-year-old New Zealand children: Understanding choice using the Theory of Planned Behaviour and the role of parental influence

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 526-535

  Hewitt, Allison M ^a,b   Stephens, Christine ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Children; Dietary behaviour; Health; Parental influence; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEW ZEALAND; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34548549294     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500601164396     Document Type: Article

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