Evaluation of dietary behavior and investigation of the affecting factors among preschoolers in Busan and Gyeongnam area using nutrition quotient for preschoolers (NQ-P)

Sooyoun, Kim; Cha, Sung-Mi

doi:10.4163/jnh.2020.53.6.596

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“…Recently, changes in the dietary environment and household structure have led to problems such as an unbalanced nutrient intake, skipping breakfast, frequent eating out, and irregular eating habits among Korean children [ 5 6 7 ]. The seventh Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey VIII-2 [ 8 ] reported that 3.4% of 3- to 5-year-olds have an insufficient nutritional intake and 17.8% have an excessive energy intake.…”

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“…Such unhealthy eating behavior can hinder the proper growth and development of infants and young children and may lead to childhood obesity or overweight. It is, therefore, very important to understand the eating behaviors of preschool children and promote the formation of desirable eating behavior [ 5 6 7 9 10 ].…”

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“…The NQ-P is a survey tool for parents/guardians of children aged 3–5 years and comprises 14 questions across the three domains of balance, moderation, and environment. This tool has been applied to studies evaluating children’s eating habits and identifying influencing factors [ 5 6 7 10 11 ].…”

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Analysis of the factors that influence preschool children eating behavior by applying the health belief model: Seoul and Gyeonggi Province

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2023

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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES This study explores the parental characteristics that affect the eating behaviors of preschool children. The nutrition quotient for preschool children (NQ-P) tool was applied to measure the eating behaviors of preschool children, and the relationship between parents’ health beliefs and children’s eating behaviors was investigated by applying the health belief model. MATERIALS/METHODS In August 2018, a self-administered online survey was conducted on a sample of parents of children aged 3 to 5 years living in the Seoul and Gyeonggi area. A total of 248 respondents were analyzed via descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, Tukey’s multiple comparison test, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple regression analysis. RESULTS The eating behaviors of preschool children significantly differed based on parents’ education level and monthly income ( P < 0.01). Among the factors of the health belief model, “perceived benefit” had the highest score at 4.37 points. The multiple regression analysis confirmed that parents’ “self-efficacy” raised the NQ-P scores (β = 0.175, P < 0.05), balance scores (β = 0.204, P < 0.01), and environment scores of preschool children (β = 0.149, P < 0.05). The study results showed that if parents are educated on healthy eating habits and their level of self-efficacy for healthy eating practices increases, the formation of correct eating behaviors for preschool children is more likely. CONCLUSION This study provides preliminary data to develop an education program for parents to understand proper eating behaviors for their children and may help form healthy eating habits and encourage the healthy growth of preschool children.

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