Title |
Food neophobia, life satisfaction and family eating habits in university students
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Published in |
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, April 2017
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DOI | 10.1590/0102-311x00165615 |
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Authors |
Berta Schnettler, Yesli Höger, Ligia Orellana, Horacio Miranda, Germán Lobos, José Sepúlveda, Mercedes Sanchez, Edgardo Miranda-Zapata, Marianela Denegri, Klaus G. Grunert, Natalia Salinas-Oñate |
Abstract |
The aim of this study was to categorize university students based on their association between food neophobia and levels of subjective well-being, in general and in the food domain, and their perception of their family's eating habits. A survey was conducted among 372 university students from southern Chile. The questionnaire included the Food Neophobia Scale (FNS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Satisfaction with Food-related Life (SWFL), Health-related Quality of Life Index (HRQOL-4), and Family Eating Habits Questionnaire (FEHQ). Three student types were distinguished by cluster analysis: Group 1 (26.9%) had the highest scores on the FNS, SWLS and SWFL. Group 2 (40.8%) had a high score on the FNS but the lowest scores on the SWLS and SWFL. Group 3 (32.3%) had the lowest FNS score and high scores on the SWLS and SWFL. Group 2 stood out in having a low score on the FEHQ's component for cohesiveness of family eating. These results suggest that both neophobic and non-neophobic students have positive levels of satisfaction with life and food-related life, and that satisfaction among neophobic students is related to family eating patterns, especially cohesiveness in family eating. |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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Unknown | 43 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 4 | 9% |
Other | 2 | 5% |
Student > Postgraduate | 2 | 5% |
Researcher | 2 | 5% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 1 | 2% |
Other | 2 | 5% |
Unknown | 30 | 70% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 5% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
Psychology | 2 | 5% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 2% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 1 | 2% |
Other | 4 | 9% |
Unknown | 31 | 72% |