Positive- and negative peer modelling effects on young children's consumption of novel blue foods

Appetite

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 646-653

  Greenhalgh, Janette ^a   Dowey, Alan J ^a   Horne, Pauline J ^a   Fergus Lowe, C ^a   Griffiths, John H ^a   Whitaker, Chris J ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption; Food acceptance; Generalisation; Negative peer modelling; Novel foods; Positive peer modelling; Preference reversal; Young children

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PEER PRESSURE;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PEER GROUP; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 67349229814     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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