Korean Journal of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회지)

The Korean Society of Community Nutrition (대한지역사회영양학회)
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Gender Differences in Adolescents' Dietary Perceptions and Practices

청소년 성별에 따른 식생활 인식과 권장 식행동 실천 비교

  • Woo, Taejung (Department of Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Hye-Jin (Department of Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University) ;
  • Lee, Kyoung Ae (Department of Practical Arts Education and Centre for Child Nutrition Education, Busan National University of Education) ;
  • Lee, Seung Min (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Woman's University) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Hea (Department of Food and Nutrition, Changwon National University)
  • 우태정 (창원대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이혜진 (창원대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이경애 (부산교육대학교 실과교육과) ;
  • 이승민 (성신여자대학교 식품영양학과) ;
  • 이경혜 (창원대학교 식품영양학과)
  • Received : 2016.02.14
  • Accepted : 2016.04.25
  • Published : 2016.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study attempted to compare adolescents' dietary behaviors and perceptions by gender in order to recommend useful strategies for nutrition interventions. Methods: Subjects were 2,363 middle school (MS) and high school (HS) students. They completed a self-administered questionnaire on their interest in diet and health, dietary perceptions, nutrition knowledge, dietary practices, and dietary environment at home. Data were analyzed using t-test, $x^2$-test, and simple regression analysis by gender and by school groups Results: Overall, girls obtained higher scores than boys did for "interest" (MS: p<0.001; HS: p<0.01), "dietary perceptions" (MS: p<0.001; HS: p<0.01), and "knowledge" (MS: p<0.01; HS: p<0.001). Regarding "dietary practices," no gender differences were observed among MS students, however, among HS students, boys obtained higher scores-reflecting good practices-than girls did (p<0.01). In all subjects, dietary environment at home was strongly associated with dietary practice than other variables (MS boys: ${\beta}$=0.435, p<0.001; MS girls: ${\beta}$=0.492, p<0.001, HS boys: ${\beta}$=0.271, p<0.001; HS girls: ${\beta}$=0.429, p<0.001). Conclusions: We observed gender differences in some of the variables such as knowledge and perception among adolescent students. Educational programs and core strategies that consider these gender differences need to be developed. Specifically, for girls, educational programs should focus on facilitating dietary recommendation adherence, whereas for boys, the program could focus on improving dietary knowledge and perceptions.

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