Urban-Rural Comparison of Food Attitudes, Eating Behaviors, and Dietary Satisfaction among Older Adults

• Project/Area Number: 18K05865
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 41020:Rural sociology and agricultural structure-related
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: ISHIDA AKIRA 神戸大学, 農学研究科, 教授 (50346376)
• Project Period (FY): 2018-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2023)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2021: ¥520,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥120,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
• Keywords: 高齢者 / 食行動 / 食意識 / 行事食 / カテゴリカル共分散構造分析 / 消費の切り詰め行動 / 物価上昇 / カテゴリカル・パス解析 / 食文化の継承意向 / 共分散構造分析 / 和食文化 / 次世代継承 / 郷土料理 / 食事作法 / 食事満足度 / 倫理的消費 / 生活満足度 / コロナ / 栄養バランス / 食育 / 家族構成 / 共食 / 孤食 / 食生活

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The results of the quantitative analysis showed that 1) men have lower food consciousness and more disordered eating behaviors than women; 2) older men who live with their families but often eat alone have the same low food consciousness and disordered eating behaviors as older men who live alone; 3) older people who are economically well-off and have abundant food information have better eating habits; and 4) the dietary balance intake ratio is higher in rural areas than in urban areas in eastern Japan. 4) The dietary balance intake ratio may be higher in rural areas than in urban areas in eastern Japan and vice versa in urban areas than in rural areas in western Japan.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

急速な高齢化の進展に伴い，高齢者の「食」に関してフレイル予防を目的とした栄養学・医学研究が活発化している。しかし，日々の食事が日常生活の重要な構成要素でありながら，高齢者の「食に対する満足感」や「食行動・食意識」に関する社会科学研究は緒に就いたばかりである。こうした状況下にあって，大規模標本調査の個票データを用いて，食満足度や食行動・食意識に影響を及ぼす社会経済的要因を検討した点に学術的意義および社会的意義があるといえる。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 行事食の喫食頻度・継承意向・イメージに関する考察 (2024)
  • Author(s): 石田章・岡本裕希・松田紀美
  • Journal Title: 開発学研究 Volume: 34(3) Pages: 29-36
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] アニマルウェルフェアに対する消費者評価に関する考察 －飲用乳を事例として－ (2022)
  • Author(s): 岡本美咲、石田章
  • Journal Title: 農業市場研究 Volume: 30(4) Pages: 1-7
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 行事食の喫食に関する研究 (2022)
  • Author(s): 石田章、濱口佳大、岡本美咲
  • Journal Title: 開発学研究 Volume: 掲載予定
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Changes in Daily Life Satisfaction among Community Dwelling Elderly during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan (2021)
  • Author(s): Ishida Akira、Ishida Emiko
  • Journal Title: Journal of Ageing and Longevity Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Pages: 3-10
  • DOI: 10.3390/jal1010002
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Effect of eating alone on dietary practice in community-dwelling elderly in Japan (2021)
  • Author(s): Ishida, A., Ishida, E.
  • Journal Title: Progress in Nutrition Volume: 23(2)
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Which consumers are least likely to have a balanced diet in Japan? (2021)
  • Author(s): Ishida, A., Ishida, E.
  • Journal Title: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Volume: 29(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 419-438
  • DOI: 10.47836/pjssh.29.1.23
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Factors affecting adult overweight and obesity in urban China (2020)
  • Author(s): Ishida, A., Li, Y., Matsuda, O., Ishida, E.
  • Journal Title: Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Volume: 28(1) Pages: 503-513
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Which Japanese older adults are least likely to enjoy favorable dietary practices? (2019)
  • Author(s): Ishida, A. and Ishida, E.
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Gerontology Volume: 13(4) Pages: 330-334
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
• [Journal Article] Which Japanese older adults are least likely to enjoy favorable dietary practices? (2019)
  • Author(s): Ishida, A., Ishida, E.
  • Journal Title: International Journal of Gerontology Volume: 掲載決定
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 成人女性の食行動・食意識の規定要因に関する考察 (2018)
  • Author(s): 谷口桃子・石田章
  • Journal Title: 食農資源経済論集 Volume: 69(2) Pages: 25-35
  • NAID: 40021704248
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 貧困の世代間連鎖と食生活に関する考察―多母集団の同時分析による男女比較― (2018)
  • Author(s): 牧野このみ・石田章
  • Journal Title: 農業市場研究 Volume: 27(1) Pages: 68-74
  • NAID: 40021623907
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 高齢者の食意識・食行動・食事満足度に関する考察 (2019)
  • Author(s): 石田章，守永有咲，石田絵美子
  • Organizer: 日本フードシステム学会