Eating to live or living to eat? Exploring the causal attributions of self-perceived food addiction

Appetite

Volumn 95, Issue , 2015, Pages 262-268

  Ruddock, Helen K ^a   Dickson, Joanne M ^a   Field, Matt ^a   Hardman, Charlotte A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Causal attributions; Food addiction; Thematic analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FOOD ADDICTION; HUMAN; HUNGER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; WEIGHT GAIN; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; CRAVING; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PERCEPTION; REWARD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84938255705     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.07.018     Document Type: Article

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