A qualitative study of psychological, social and behavioral barriers to appropriate food portion size control

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Spence, Michelle ^a   Livingstone, M Barbara E ^b   Hollywood, Lynsey E ^c   Gibney, Eileen R ^d   O'Brien, Sinéad A ^d   Pourshahidi, L Kirsty ^b   Dean, Moira ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Barriers; Consumers; Food portion size; Obesity; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDIO RECORDING; BEHAVIOR; CALORIC INTAKE; CONSUMER; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GUILT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PORTION SIZE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REWARD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTENTION; EMOTIONS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; GUILT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REWARD; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895921243     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-92     Document Type: Article

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