Journal article
Children's food choice process in the home environment. A qualitative descriptive study
Appetite, v 58(1), pp 64-73
01 Feb 2012
PMID: 21986183
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Abstract
This qualitative descriptive study explored children's food choices in the home with particular attention to environmental influences. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11- to 14-year-old children (n = 47) from one middle school. A data-driven content analysis using selected principles of grounded theory was performed. Children's food choices in the home emerged as a process that involved three interacting components, the child, the parent, and the food, embedded within the context of time. Children's structured activities throughout the day, week, and year provided an overall context for food choices. Parents affected children's food choices through their presence in the home, time pressure and activity prioritization, incorporation of family members' preferences, food preparation effort and skills, and financial and health concerns. Parents created food options through food purchasing and preparation and indirectly affected children's food choices by setting rules, providing information, and modeling behaviors. Children affected parents' decisions by communicating food preferences. For children, important aspects of the food itself included its availability at home and attributes related to taste, preparation, and cost. Children evaluated potential food options based on their hunger level, food preferences, time pressure and activity prioritization, food preparation effort and skills, and expected physical consequences of food. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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- Title
- Children's food choice process in the home environment. A qualitative descriptive study
- Creators
- Joanna E. Holsten - University of PennsylvaniaJanet A. Deatrick - University of PennsylvaniaShiriki Kumanyika - University of PennsylvaniaJennifer Pinto-Martin - University of PennsylvaniaCharlene W. Compher - University of Pennsylvania
- Publication Details
- Appetite, v 58(1), pp 64-73
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award F31NR010991 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honors Society UL1RR024134 / NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Urban Health Collaborative; Dana and David Dornsife School of Public Health
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000300862300010
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-80155140302
- Other Identifier
- 991019312611104721
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