Low levels of food involvement and negative affect reduce the quality of diet in women of lower educational attainment

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 444-452

  Jarman, M ^a,b   Lawrence, W ^a   Ntani, G ^a   Tinati, T ^a   Pease, A ^a   Black, C ^a   Baird, J ^a   Barker, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diet quality; Educational attainment; Food involvement; Mood; Psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFFECT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; FOOD PREFERENCES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OBESITY; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84866394338     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2012.01250.x     Document Type: Article

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