Healthy cognition: Processes of self-regulatory success in restrained eating

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1290-1300

  Papies, Esther K ^a   Stroebe, Wolfgang ^a   Aarts, Henk ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dieting; Intention behavior link; Nonconscious goal pursuit; Self regulation; Temptation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STUDENT; TASTE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BODY WEIGHT; CUES; DIET, REDUCING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GOALS; HUMANS; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS; TASTE;

EID: 49149086373     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167208320063     Document Type: Article

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