Friends don't let friends eat cookies: Effects of restrictive eating norms on consumption among friends

Appetite

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 505-509

  Howland, Maryhope ^a   Hunger, Jeffrey M ^a   Mann, Traci ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Close relationships; Eating; Self control; Social norms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RESTRICTIVE EATING NORM; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NORM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL FACILITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864126540     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.06.020     Document Type: Article

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