Liking Food Less: The Impact of Social Influence on Food Liking Evaluations in Female Students

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Robinson, Eric ^a   Higgs, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; ORANGE JUICE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; BEVERAGES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869112450     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048858     Document Type: Article

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