Hygienic food handling behaviors: Attempting to bridge the intention-behavior gap using aspects from temporal self-regulation theory

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 925-932

  Fulham, Elizabeth ^a   Mullan, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CONTROL; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; FOOD SAFETY; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CONTROL; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD SAFETY; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INTENTION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MOTIVATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 79958176281     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X.JFP-10-558     Document Type: Article

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