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Young children's social learning about food

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K03078
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 10020:Educational psychology-related
Research InstitutionToyo University (2020-2022)
Japan Women's College of Physical Education (2018-2019)

Principal Investigator

Nakamichi Naoko  東洋大学, ライフデザイン学部, 教授 (10389926)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥840,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Keywords幼児 / 食物 / 社会的学習 / 選択的学習 / 他者の証言 / 認知発達 / 食物選択 / 仲間
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Learning about food is a vital task for young children in terms of health and longevity. One way to learn about food is to observe the eating behaviors and testimonies of others, which is called social learning about food. Recent studies have been showing that young children learn about food socially. However, it is not clear that young children learn about food from whom and how. Therefore, this study aimed to clarify selectivity in young children's social learning about food. This study showed that testimony about a food’s taste encouraged children to choose visually unfamiliar foods; peers’ testimony regarding a food’s taste had a stronger influence on children’s selection of visually unfamiliar foods than testimony from adults. However, health testimony did not facilitate choosing visually unfamiliar foods, regardless of whether from an adult or a peer.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究には主に2つの意義がある。第1に,発達早期のヒトが雑食動物のジレンマという重要で複雑な問題をどのように解決するのかを明らかにした点。第2に,子ども達の豊かで健康的な食生活をサポートするための実践的知見を得た点である。具体的には,幼児に新奇な食物や,苦手な食物等にチャレンジさせたい時には,それが「体に良い」と勧めるよりも,「美味しい」と勧める方が効果的ということであること。大人よりも,同年齢の子ども(仲間)が,「美味しい」と勧めることが特に効果的であることを示した。これらの知見を踏まえると,就学前施設における昼食の時間は,幼児期の食育にとって有益な場面であると言える。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2023 2021 2020

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Open Access: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 1 results) Presentation (2 results) Book (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] 幼児期における食物の社会的学習2023

    • Author(s)
      中道直子
    • Journal Title

      ライフデザイン学研究

      Volume: 18 Pages: 401-418

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Testimony about food taste and health: The impact of testimony on children’s choices about visually unfamiliar foods2023

    • Author(s)
      Naoko Nakamichi
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Cognition and Development

      Volume: 23 Issue: 3 Pages: 305-322

    • DOI

      10.1080/15248372.2021.2013226

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report 2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] 幼児の視覚的に馴染みのない食物の選択における他者の証言の影響2020

    • Author(s)
      中道直子
    • Organizer
      発達心理学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 幼児の食物選択に及ぼす食物の外見と他者の味覚評価の影響2020

    • Author(s)
      中道直子
    • Organizer
      日本発達心理学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 教育職・心理職のための発達心理学2021

    • Author(s)
      中道直子
    • Total Pages
      216
    • Publisher
      ナカニシヤ出版
    • ISBN
      9784779515477
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] 教育職・心理職のための発達心理学(仮)2020

    • Author(s)
      中道直子
    • Publisher
      ナカニシヤ出版
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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