Structural equation modelling and word association as tools for a better understanding of low fish consumption

Food Research International

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-63

  Mitterer Daltoe M L ^a,c   Carrillo, E ^b   Queiroz, M I ^a   Fiszman, S ^b   Varela, P ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE AGROQUÍMICA Y TECNOLOGÍA DE ALIMENTOS CSIC   (Spain)

^c MINISTRY OF EDUCATION OF BRAZIL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Food choice; Projective perceptual methods; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOUR; PERCEPTUAL METHODS; SAMPLE POPULATION; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELLING (SEM); STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR; WORD ASSOCIATION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FISH; FISH PRODUCTS; NUTRITION; SURVEYS; WEIGHT CONTROL;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 84875787148     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2013.02.048     Document Type: Article

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