Good for 'you': Generic and individual healthy eating advice in family mealtimes

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 535-548

  Wiggins, Sally ^a,b  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction; Discursive psychology; Eating practices; Food talk; Health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EATING HABIT; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS;

EID: 4444377647     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105304044037     Document Type: Article

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