Ecological contingencies in women's calorie regulation psychology: A life history approach

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 888-897

  Hill, Sarah E ^a   Rodeheffer, Christopher D ^a   DelPriore, Danielle J ^a   Butterfield, Max E ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical fat hypothesis; Dieting; Evolutionary psychology; Food regulation; Life history theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878991978     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2013.03.016     Document Type: Article

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