Discrepancies between implicit and explicit motivation and unhealthy eating behavior

Journal of Personality

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1209-1238

  Job, Veronika ^a   Oertig, Daniela ^a   Brandstätter, Veronika ^a   Allemand, Mathias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; CONFLICT; CONTROL; EMOTION; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPETITE; AWARENESS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMOTIONS; FAST FOODS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954512964     PISSN: 00223506     EISSN: 14676494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6494.2010.00648.x     Document Type: Article

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