Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life (동아시아식생활학회지)

The East Asian Society of Dietary Life (동아시아식생활학회)
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Evaluation of Dietary Behaviors and Nutrient Intakes in University Students according to MBTI Personality Type

MBTI 선호 지표에 따른 대학생의 식행동 및 영양 섭취 상태 평가

  • Choi, Mi-Kyeong (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Kongju National University) ;
  • Jo, Hye-Kyung (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Aanyang University) ;
  • Kim, Myung-Hee (Dept. of Food Science, Kangnung-Wonju University) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Hyun (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, Kangwon National University)
  • 최미경 (공주대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 조혜경 (안양대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 김명희 (강릉원주대학교 식품과학과) ;
  • 김미현 (강원대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2009.02.20
  • Accepted : 2009.06.12
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate dietary behavior relative to personality type in young adults, and to offer basic data to apply during nutrition education and counseling. A total of 166 university students performed the MBTI (Mayers-Briggs Type Indicator) test along with questionnaire interviews, and 3 day 24-hr dietary recalls. MBTI personality preferences are presented and separated by 4 types of indices: Extraversion (E) and Introversion (I), Sensing (S) and Intuition (N), Thinking (T) and Feeling (F), and Judgement (J) and Perception (P). More subjects in the I type than the E type had lunch everyday or ate out more than once a week. Compared to the P type, the J type ate a higher proportion of meals with family, and seldom drank alcohol, but a lower proportion had a preference for salty taste. Compared to the N type, the S type had a higher proportion of subjects who consumed large quantities at regular meals as well as when under high amounts of stress. Also, the S type subjects had significantly higher lipid intakes than the N type subjects. Compared to the F type, a higher proportion of the T type subjects ate meals alone but a lower proportion had a dislike for bitter tasting foods. There were no significant differences in total food or energy intakes relative to the different personality types. In conclusion, individual personality type may influence dietary behavior, but additional studies are needed that contain individuals of various ages and include long term dietary surveys.

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