Distal and proximal predictors of snacking at work: A daily-survey study

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Distal and proximal predictors of snacking at work : A daily-survey study. / Sonnentag, Sabine; Pundt, Alexander; Venz, Laura.

In: Journal of Applied Psychology, Vol. 102, No. 2, 01.02.2017, p. 151-162.

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Sonnentag S, Pundt A, Venz L. Distal and proximal predictors of snacking at work: A daily-survey study. Journal of Applied Psychology. 2017 Feb 1;102(2):151-162. doi: 10.1037/apl0000162

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