Longitudinal study on improvement of breakfast habits, skills for eating and quality of life through nutrition education in cooperation between elementary school and junior high school

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K13804
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 08030:Family and consumer sciences, and culture and living-related
• Research Institution: Osaka Metropolitan University (2022-2023); Osaka City University (2020-2021)
• Principal Investigator: Hayami Naomi 大阪公立大学, 大学院生活科学研究科, 准教授 (70603744)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 食育 / 朝食 / 小中連携 / 自己効力感 / 思春期 / アプリケーション（アプリ）

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We developed a nutirion education program on breakfast for adolescents from the fifth grade. Since the preliminary survey suggested that self-efficacy is important for good breakfast habits, the program was structured to address the maintenance and improvement of breakfast habits by raising self-efficacy. Although the program did not improve frequency of breakfast significantly, it was suggested that it could lead to improvements in knowledge, attitudes, and breakfast content. In response to the recent widespread use of ICT, a nutrition education application was also developed as a tool to support their practice after lessons. The nutrition education app can be used as a nutrition education tool for transition period from elementary to junior high school and was shown to help build self-efficacy and improve breakfast habits. We will continue to improve the program and application, and try to spread the use of the program.

Free Research Field

栄養教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の学術的・社会的意義として、次の3点が挙げられる。1)調査データの解析結果を基に自己効力感に着目し、食育プログラムを構築したこと。2)学校現場と連携して実践的研究を継続的に実施し、食育プログラムの有用性を検証したこと。3)新たな課題であるICT活用の視点を取り入れ、子どもたちの学習後の実践を促し、自己効力感を高める食育アプリを開発したこと、およびその効果について検証を行ったこと、である。本研究により作成された食育プログラムおよびアプリは、現在、本研究フィールド以外でも導入され始めており、より多くの子どもたちの食生活改善に寄与するものと期待できる。