Annual variation in Internet keyword searches: Linking dieting interest to obesity and negative health outcomes

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 875-886

  Markey, Patrick M ^a   Markey, Charlotte N ^b  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diet; Google; Internet; New Year's; weight cycling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIET; GOOGLE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; LOW CALORY DIET; NEW YEAR'S; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT CYCLING; WEIGHT GAIN; COMPLICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DIET; GOOGLE; INTERNET; NEW YEAR'S; WEIGHT CYCLING;

DIET, REDUCING; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84879350947     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105312445080     Document Type: Article

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