The associations among family meal frequency, food preparation frequency, self-efficacy for cooking, and food preparation techniques in children and adolescents

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 296-303

  Woodruff, Sarah J ^a   Kirby, Ashley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child, adolescents; Family meal; Food preparation; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COOKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEALS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 84880039344     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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