Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ377232
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1987
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Psychological Functions of Eating, Drinking, and Smoking in Adult Women.
Beckwith, Joan B.
Social Behavior and Personality, v15 n2 p185-206 1987
Analyzed psychological functions of eating, drinking, and smoking in relation to behaviors of 530 young adult women. Data supported model of particular behavior being used to meet range of needs rather than particular need being met by range of behaviors. Eating was noted for pleasurable aspects, drinking for convivial aspects, and smoking for utility in relation to negative affect. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Drinking, Eating Habits, Females, Foreign Countries, Need Gratification, Psychological Patterns, Smoking, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Australia
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