Balancing Healthy Meals and Busy Lives: Associations between Work, School, and Family Responsibilities and Perceived Time Constraints among Young Adults

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 481-489

  Pelletier, Jennifer E ^a   Laska, Melissa N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

College; Dietary behaviors; Socioeconomic status; Time constraints; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUDGET; COOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STUDENT; TIME; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; BUDGETS; COOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENU PLANNING; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; TIME FACTORS; TIME MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84868638151     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

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