" I should remember I don't want to become fat" : Adolescents' views on self-regulatory strategies for healthy eating

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-75

  Stok, F Marijn ^a   de Vet, Emely ^a   de Ridder, Denise T D ^a   de Wit, John B F ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Eating behavior; Obesity epidemic; Self regulation; Self regulatory strategies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; CARBONATED BEVERAGE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SELF CONCEPT; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL;

EID: 84855567387     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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