Acronym
Reward
Code
179J92012
Duration
01 December 2012 → 31 December 2016
Funding
Regional and community funding: various
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Other chemical sciences
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Social sciences
- Developmental psychology and ageing
- Communication sciences
- Journalism and professional writing
- Media studies
- Other media and communications
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Medical and health sciences
- Public health care
- Public health sciences
- Public health services
- Nutrition and dietetics
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agricultural animal production
- Food sciences and (bio)technology
Keywords
children and adolescents
healthy food choices
reward sensitivity
Project description
The REWARD-project investigates associations between youth’s reinforcement sensitivity and eating habits in order to explain the reasons why youth frequently makes unhealthy food choices. Main aim of the project is to develop interventions toward healthy food choices, taking into account youth’s reward sensitivity.