Women's regulation styles for eating behaviors and outcomes: The mediating role of approach and avoidance food planning

Motivation and Emotion

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-67

  Otis, Nancy ^a   Pelletier, Luc G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Approach and avoidance plans; Dysfunctional eating behaviors; Healthy eating behaviors; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449131523     PISSN: 01467239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11031-008-9083-3     Document Type: Article

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