Dieting as a case of behavioural decision making. Does self-control matter?

Appetite

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 506-511

  Kuijer, Roeline ^a   de Ridder, Denise ^a   Ouwehand, Carolijn ^a   Houx, Bart ^a   van den Bos, Ruud ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioural decision making; Dieting; Iowa Gambling Task; Self control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIET; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; SELF CONTROL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

DECISION MAKING; DIET, REDUCING; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MOTIVATION; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS; THINNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50349085942     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2008.03.014     Document Type: Article

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