Barriers that Influence Eating Behaviors in Adolescents

Jenkins, Sandra; Horner, Sharon D.

doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2005.02.014

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“…The adolescents’ stories of how lack of social support from friends and family undermines their healthy habits with regard to P.A. and food are similar to what has been highlighted in previous studies (e.g., Jenkins & Horner, 2005; Martins et al, 2015). In relation to this, professionals working with adolescents could explore the adolescents’ sources of social support and encourage them to seek social support from family members and friends, as a way of supporting their healthy habits with regard to P.A.…”

Section: Findings and Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

“…and food at an individual level, social level, environmental level, and societal level (Jenkins & Horner, 2005; Martins et al, 2015; Shepherd et al, 2005; Spencer, Rehman, & Kirk, 2015; Stevenson, Doherty, Barnett, Muldoon, & Trew, 2007). However, the majority of previous studies has been conducted in the US and the UK (e.g., Krølner et al, 2011; Martins et al, 2015; Shepherd et al, 2005; Spencer et al, 2015), and relatively few have focused on the voices of children and adolescents from multicultural communities with low S.E.S.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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What undermines healthy habits with regard to physical activity and food? Voices of adolescents in a disadvantaged community

Jonsson

Larsson

Berg

et al. 2017

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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This study aimed to illuminate factors that undermine the healthy habits of adolescents from a multicultural community with low socioeconomic status (S.E.S.) in Sweden with regard to physical activity (P.A.) and food, as stated in their own voices. Adolescents (n = 53, 12–13 y/o) were recruited from one school situated in a multicultural community characterized by low S.E.S. Embracing an interpretive approach, 10 focus-group interviews were conducted to produce data for the study. The focus-group interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analysed using qualitative content analysis. The analysis resulted in two major themes: (1) the availability of temptations is large, and support from the surroundings is limited; and (2) norms and demands set the agenda. The adolescents’ voices illuminate a profound awareness and the magnitude of tempting screen-based activities as undermining their P.A. and healthy food habits. Moreover, several gender boundaries were highlighted as undermining girls’ P.A. and healthy food habits. The adolescents’ stories illuminated that it is difficult for them, within their environment, to establish healthy habits with regard to P.A. and food. To facilitate the adolescents’ healthy habits, we suggest that support from family, friends, the school, and society at large is essential.

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Section: Findings and Discussionsupporting

confidence: 77%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

What undermines healthy habits with regard to physical activity and food? Voices of adolescents in a disadvantaged community

Jonsson

Larsson

Berg

et al. 2017

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well

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“…The home environment is part of the broader environment in which adolescents live. Hence, studies focusing on eating patterns of adolescents in the context of the family are emerging (Jenkins and Horner, 2005). Most previously conducted studies investigating determinants of eating behaviours in adolescents looked at household socioeconomic factors such as household income and parental education (Brug and Van Lenthe, 2005).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The contribution of psychosocial and home environmental factors in explaining eating behaviours in adolescents

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Objective: The present study aimed at investigating the influence of food availability, rules and television viewing habits on eating behaviours in adolescents. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Four randomly selected middle schools. Subjects: A sample of 534 seventh and eighth graders. Interventions: Validated questionnaires were used to measure the family environment and fat, soft drink and fruit consumption. Hierarchical regression analyses on fat, soft drink and fruit consumption, with demographic and psychosocial variables entered as the first and environmental factors as the second block were conducted in boys and girls. Results: Boys with more unhealthy products available at home consumed more fat (Pp0.001, 95% CI: 8.2-29.4) and more soft drinks (Pp0.01, 95% CI: 0.2-1.4). Boys who reported better television viewing habits ate more fruit (Pp0.001, 95% CI: À1.7 to À0.5). Girls who reported better television viewing habits consumed less fat (Pp0.01, 95% CI: 1.4-9.0) and more fruit (Pp0.05, 95% CI: À1.0 to À0.1). Girls who reported higher availability of healthy products at home (Pp0.05, 95% CI: 0.3-3.1) and more food rules (Pp0.001, 95% CI: À1.8 to À0.5), consumed more fruit. Environmental factors were poor predictors of soft drink consumption among girls. Conclusion: Availability of (un)healthy food products, family food rules and TV viewing habits were related to one or more eating behaviours in boys or girls. Although home environmental factors can play an important role in influencing adolescents' eating behaviours, these factors were generally less predictive than demographic and psychosocial variables.

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“…The frequency of eating fast food, which tends to be high in fat content, has been positively associated with fat intake among samples that included emerging adults (French, Story, Neumark-Sztainer, Fulkerson, & Hannan, 2001;Jenkins & Horner, 2005;Satia, Galanko, & Siega-Riz, 2004). The high consumption of fat among Blacks may be in part due to their traditional diet (Gary et al, 2004;Robinson & Hunter, 2001), which will be reviewed later in this chapter.…”

Section: Emerging Black Adults and Dietary Fat Intakementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similar to adult populations, younger populations encounter barriers to practicing healthy behaviors (e.g., eating healthy) (Fila & Smith, 2006;Horton, 2013a;Jenkins & Horner, 2005). Younger populations have identified not having enough time to eat as a barrier in trying to eat healthy (French et al, 2001;Horton, 2013a;Jenkins & Horner, 2005;Neumark-Sztainer et al, 1999).…”

Section: Perceived Barriers For Healthy Eating and Dfimentioning

confidence: 99%