Oh stuff it! the experience and explanation of diet failure: An exploration using interpretative phenomenological analysis

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 997-1008

  Green, A R ^a   Larkin, M ^a   Sullivan, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adults; Diet; Eating behaviour; Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA); Overweight; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DIET; EMOTIONALITY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 70349784614     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105309342293     Document Type: Article

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