Psychosocial determinants of fruit and vegetable consumption among students in a New Zealand university. Results of focus group interviews

Appetite

Volumn 65, Issue , 2013, Pages 35-42

  Hartman, Hilde ^a,b   Wadsworth, Daniel P ^a   Penny, Suzi ^a   van Assema, Patricia ^b   Page, Rachel ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Focus group interviews; Fruit and vegetable intake; New Zealand; Psychosocial determinants; University students; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOKING; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; TASTE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VEGETARIAN DIET;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; COOKING; DIET; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874768428     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.02.005     Document Type: Article

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