2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Astudyofthefactorsfor"vegetableconsumptionbehavior"in schoolchildren-DevelopmentandValidationofindicators-

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22700753
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Eating habits, studies on eating habits
Research Institution	Aomori University of Health and Welfare
Principal Investigator	IWABE Maiko 青森県立保健大学, 健康科学部, 助手 (70530228)
Research Collaborator	YOSHIIKE Nobuo 青森県立保健大学, 健康科学部, 教授 (80240232)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2012
Keywords	野菜摂取行動 / 指標 / 妥当性 / 学童
Research Abstract	I developed a set of questionnaires to school children and their guardians to identify the factors for “vegetable consumption behavior” in children. The questionnaires consist of indicators relevant to dietary behavior, interest in diet, knowledge, attitude and neighboring support, considering different levels of settings (individual, home, school, and local environment). The developed questionnaires were tested regarding their validity, reliability, feasibility and usefulness for nutrition education using samples from 7 primary schools in Aomori (n=400 pairs). The results suggested that the questionnaires had sufficient validity, reliability and feasibility to assess factors for “vegetable consumption behavior” in children.

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