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Children's food choice process in the home environment. A qualitative descriptive study
Joanna E Holsten1, Janet A Deatrick, Shiriki Kumanyika
1University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing, Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217, USA. joanna.holsten@gmail.com
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|October 12, 2011
Summary
Children
Area of Science:
- Child Nutrition
- Environmental Influences on Diet
- Qualitative Research Methods
Background:
- Understanding children's dietary habits is crucial for public health.
- Environmental factors significantly shape food selection and consumption patterns.
- Limited research exists on the nuanced interplay of factors influencing children's home food choices.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore children's food choices within the home environment.
- To identify environmental influences impacting these choices.
- To understand the dynamic interaction between child, parent, and food.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative descriptive study design.
- Semi-structured interviews with 47 children aged 11-14.
- Data-driven content analysis with grounded theory principles.
Main Results:
- Children's food choices involve interacting child, parent, and food components within a temporal context.
- Parental factors (presence, time, preferences, skills, concerns) and child preferences significantly influence choices.
- Food attributes (availability, taste, preparation, cost) and child's internal state (hunger, preferences, time) are key considerations.
Conclusions:
- Children's home food choices are a complex, interactive process influenced by multiple environmental and personal factors.
- Parental actions and children's preferences dynamically shape dietary decisions.
- Future interventions should consider this multifaceted interplay for effective childhood nutrition strategies.
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