Worry as a Predictor of Nutrition Behaviors: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey

Health Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 88-96

  Ferrer, Rebecca A ^a   Bergman, Hannah E ^a   Klein, William M P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

emotions; fruit; vegetables; worry

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873642155     PISSN: 10901981     EISSN: 15526127     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1090198112439410     Document Type: Article

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