Threatened belonging and preference for comfort food among the securely attached

Appetite

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 58-64

  Troisi, Jordan D ^a   Gabriel, Shira ^b   Derrick, Jaye L ^b   Geisler, Alyssa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Belongingness; Comfort food; Food preferences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMFORT FOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONELINESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POTATO; TASTE; THREAT; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL RECORD; OBJECT RELATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; DIET RECORDS; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924944309     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.02.029     Document Type: Article

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