Food neophobia, life satisfaction and family eating habits in university students

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.

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Main Authors: Schnettler,Berta, Höger,Yesli, Orellana,Ligia, Miranda,Horacio, Lobos,Germán, Sepúlveda,José, Sanchez,Mercedes, Miranda-Zapata,Edgardo, Denegri,Marianela, Grunert,Klaus G., Salinas-Oñate,Natalia
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Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2017
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spelling oai:scielo:S0102-311X20170003050092017-03-30Food neophobia, life satisfaction and family eating habits in university studentsSchnettler,BertaHöger,YesliOrellana,LigiaMiranda,HoracioLobos,GermánSepúlveda,JoséSanchez,MercedesMiranda-Zapata,EdgardoDenegri,MarianelaGrunert,Klaus G.Salinas-Oñate,Natalia Food Habits Quality of Life Students 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.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo CruzCadernos de Saúde Pública v.33 n.3 20172017-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2017000305009en10.1590/0102-311x00165615
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Lobos,Germán
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Miranda-Zapata,Edgardo
Denegri,Marianela
Grunert,Klaus G.
Salinas-Oñate,Natalia
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Denegri,Marianela
Grunert,Klaus G.
Salinas-Oñate,Natalia
Food neophobia, life satisfaction and family eating habits in university students
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Höger,Yesli
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Miranda,Horacio
Lobos,Germán
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Denegri,Marianela
Grunert,Klaus G.
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title Food neophobia, life satisfaction and family eating habits in university students
title_short Food neophobia, life satisfaction and family eating habits in university students
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description 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.
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