Personality as a predictor of dietary quality in spouses during midlife

Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-10

  Brummett, Beverly H ^a   Siegler, Ilene C ^a   Day, R Sue ^b   Costa, Paul T ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; NEO PI R; Personality; Spouses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSCIENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EATING HABIT; EXTRAVERSION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PREDICTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; SPOUSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPOUSES;

EID: 42549095458     PISSN: 08964289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/BMED.34.1.5-10     Document Type: Article

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