Psychosocial profiles influencing healthy dietary behaviors among adolescents in Shandong Province, China: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to assess the influence of psychosocial profiles on dietary behaviors among school-aged adolescents in China.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 7,862 adolescents from 100 schools in Shandong, China. Psychosocial profiles and dietary behaviors were assessed using the Junior High School Students' Psychosocial Profiles Questionnaire (JPPQ) and the Chinese Diet Quality Questionnaire (DQQ), respectively. Linear regression models were used to investigate the association between adolescents' psychosocial profiles and dietary behaviors.

Results

The mean age of the participants was 13.18 ± 1.15 years; 48.5% of them were boys. The majority of participants (97.90%) were Han Chinese, and approximately half of the participants (50.90%) res

SUBMITTER: Shi Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11448453 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature