Understanding children's perspectives of the influences on their dietary behaviours.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to examine the intrapersonal, interpersonal, environmental and macrosystem influences on dietary behaviours among primary school children in Singapore.

Design

A qualitative interpretive approach was used in this study. Focus group discussions guided by the socio-ecological model (sem), of which transcripts were analysed deductively using the sem and inductively using thematic analysis to identify themes at each sem level.

Setting

Two co-educational public primary schools in Singapore.

Participants

A total of 48 children (n 26 girls) took part in the semi-structured focus group discussions. Their mean age was 10·8 years (sd = 0·9, range 9-12 years), and the majority of the children were Chinese (n 36), along with some Indians (n 8) and

SUBMITTER: Chan MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991721 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature