Do implicit measures of attitudes incrementally predict snacking behaviour over explicit affect-related measures?

Appetite

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 835-841

  Ayres, Karen ^a   Conner, Mark T ^a   Prestwich, Andrew ^a   Smith, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Affect; Attitude; Behaviour; IAT; Implicit measures; Incremental validity; Palatability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; PALATABILITY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CACAO; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; TASTE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863415010     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.01.019     Document Type: Article

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