Qualitative Research on the Perceptions of Factors Influencing Diet and Eating Behaviors Among Primarily Latinx Seventh-Grade Students

Masek, Emily; Gonzalvez, Anaid; Rankin, Lela; Luna, Beatriz Vega de; Valdez, Héctor J.; Hartmann, Leopoldo; Lorenzo, Elizabeth; Bruening, Meg; Marsiglia, Flavio F.; Harthun, Mary L.; Vega‐López, Sonia

doi:10.1016/j.jand.2023.02.009

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“…The implementation of nutrition labeling enhances consumers' capacity to comprehend nutritional data and deters the selection of unhealthy products [31]. Factors related to family and household dynamics were found to significantly impact healthy dietary behaviors [32]. The utilization of social media platforms for promoting healthy eating can have an impact on the dietary habits of individuals within one's social network [33].…”

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Perceptions from Member-Consumers of a University Community for Sustainable and Healthy Eating: Evidence from Greece

Mastora,

Chatzitheodoridis,

Skalkos

2024

Sustainability

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Healthy eating is a vital component of a sustainable daily life, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we investigated the perceptions and attitudes of the members of a Greek university community, especially the young members, on: (i) health itself, (ii) healthy eating, and (iii) healthy eating campaigns today. The research was conducted electronically in the last three months of 2023 via a questionnaire survey and 1046 member-consumers participated. Statistical analysis, including descriptive and cluster analysis to group respondents into homogenous segments, was performed by employing a one-way ANOVA. The highlights of the results indicate that consumers perceive physical and mental health and energy efficiency as health preconditions, while they perceive a balanced and sustainable diet as the main parameter of healthy eating. They are influenced mostly by doctors and health providers and use information mostly based on common sense and their upbringing for their healthy eating choices. The cluster analysis revealed two distinctive groups of consumers categorized by this study as the “approachables” (54.5%), affected by today’s sustainable knowledge and concepts on healthy eating, and the “conservatives” (45.5%), who are reluctant to accepted these as such.

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Perceptions from Member-Consumers of a University Community for Sustainable and Healthy Eating: Evidence from Greece

Mastora,

Chatzitheodoridis,

Skalkos

2024

Sustainability

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“…Healthy role-modeling behaviors, which include providing and eating healthy foods, are established ways for caregivers to influence adolescents’ diet (Pearson et al, 2009). In a focus group study, seventh-grade adolescents, most of whom were of Hispanic background, reported that they would like to see their parents and caregivers model healthy eating behaviors, and expressed frustration that most of the time, the adults in their lives bought and consumed unhealthy food (Masek et al, 2023). However, Lindsay et al (2018) highlighted some of the barriers and difficulties faced by mostly immigrant Hispanic parents when it comes to modeling healthy behaviors and providing healthy foods.…”

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Associations between parent–adolescent health-related conversations and mealtime media use among Hispanic families.

Martinez,

Vega-López,

Ayers

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Families, Systems, & Health

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Introduction: Whereas parents play an important role in shaping the home environment, it is unknown whether health-related parent–adolescent conversations may be associated with different health-promoting parenting practices, such as limiting adolescent mealtime media use in Hispanic families. Method: For this cross-sectional analysis, Hispanic parents (n = 344; 40.4 ± 6.6 years; 89.2% female) of sixth- to eighth-grade adolescents self-reported the frequency of having health- or weight-related conversations with their adolescent child, and the frequency of adolescent mealtime media device use. Spearman’s rank correlations were used to assess whether parent–adolescent health-related conversations are associated with mealtime media device use by adolescents. Results: Over 75% of parents reported having conversations about healthy eating and being physically active at least a few times per week. Fewer parents reported having frequent weight-related conversations. Frequency of mealtime media use was low, except for television/movie watching (only 30% of parents reported their child rarely/never watching television during family meals). Having conversations related to the adolescent weighing too much was correlated with the mealtime use of television (r = .207; p < .001), cellphones (r = .134; p = .018), and headphones for music listening (r = .145; p = .010). Conversations about exercising to lose weight were correlated with television/movie watching during mealtimes (r = .129; p = .035). Discussion: Findings suggest the co-occurrence of less health-promoting parenting behaviors, such as focusing on weight-related conversations and allowing the use of media devices during mealtimes. Focusing on health- rather than weight-related parent–adolescent conversations and implementing mealtime media use rules may have the potential to shape a home food environment which ultimately could improve an adolescent’s overall health outcomes.

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Effects of Covid-19-related anxiety on overeating and weight gain in a diverse college sample

Guzman,

Melara

2024

Journal of American College Health

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Qualitative Research on the Perceptions of Factors Influencing Diet and Eating Behaviors Among Primarily Latinx Seventh-Grade Students

Cited by 6 publications

References 37 publications

Perceptions from Member-Consumers of a University Community for Sustainable and Healthy Eating: Evidence from Greece

Perceptions from Member-Consumers of a University Community for Sustainable and Healthy Eating: Evidence from Greece

Associations between parent–adolescent health-related conversations and mealtime media use among Hispanic families.

Effects of Covid-19-related anxiety on overeating and weight gain in a diverse college sample

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