Organic foods: Do eco-friendly attitudes predict eco-friendly behaviors?

Journal of American College Health

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-202

  Dahm, Molly J ^a   Samonte, Aurelia V ^b   Shows, Amy R ^a  

^a LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Buckner Children and Family Services   (United States)

Author keywords

College food services; College student attitudes; Eco friendly; Environmentalism; Organic; Organic foods; Organic seal

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77049091802     PISSN: 07448481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07448480903295292     Document Type: Article

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