A comparative study of American and Chinese college students’ motives for food choice

Appetite

Volumn 123, Issue , 2018, Pages 325-333

  Pearcey, Sharon M ^a   Zhan, Ginny Q ^a  

^a KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American and Chinese college students, and cultural context; Food choice questionnaire (FCQ)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADOLESCENT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY WEIGHT; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUP; FOOD PREFERENCE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY WEIGHT; CHINA; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85041482504     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2018.01.011     Document Type: Article

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