Explaining vegetable consumption among young adults: An application of the theory of planned behaviour

Nutrients

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 7633-7650

  Menozzi, Davide ^a   Sogari, Giovanni ^a   Mora, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Background factors; Intention; Structural equation model (SEM); Theory of planned behaviour (TPB); Vegetables consumption

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY MASS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR; VEGETABLE; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; ITALY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VEGETABLES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84941352176     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu7095357     Document Type: Article

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