The association between adolescents' independent food purchasing and dietary quality differs by socioeconomic status: Findings from a pilot study.

ABSTRACT: During adolescence, many young people start to make more independent food purchases. Subsequently, these independent food choices will increasingly contribute to their overall diet quality; little is known, however, about this relationship. This pilot study aimed to examine the role adolescents' independent food purchases play in their diet quality and assess if these relationships vary according to socio-economic status. A convenience sample of adolescents aged 11-18 years and attending secondary school or college in Hampshire, England, were recruited to participate in a one-week cross-sectional observational study. A validated 20-item Food Frequency Questionnaire assessed diet quality. Participants used an ecological momentary assessment mobile phone app to record food purchases. Over se

SUBMITTER: Shaw S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12410734 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature