Populations at Risk Across the Lifespan: Case Studies: Low-Income African American and Non-Hispanic White Mothers' Self-Efficacy, "Picky Eater" Perception, and Toddler Fruit and Vegetable Consumption

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 408-417

  Horodynski, Mildred A ^a   Stommel, Manfred ^a   Brophy Herb, Holly ^a   Xie, Yan ^a   Weatherspoon, Lorraine ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Fruit and vegetable consumption; Picky eater; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAUCASIAN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INFANT; NUTRITION; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; ODDS RATIO; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 78649463094     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2010.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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