The Role of Parents’ Critical Thinking About Media in Shaping Expectancies, Efficacy and Nutrition Behaviors for Families

Health Communication

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1256-1268

  Austin, Erica Weintraub ^a   Pinkleton, Bruce E ^a   Radanielina Hita, Marie Louise ^b   Ran, Weina ^c  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING; CHILD PARENT RELATION; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; COMMUNICATIONS MEDIA; DECISION MAKING; DIET; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS;

EID: 84941806037     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: 15327027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410236.2014.930550     Document Type: Article

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