Socio-Economic Factors, the Food Environment and Lunchtime Food Purchasing by Young People at Secondary School
| Autor: | Wendy Wills, Ariadne Beatrice Kapetanaki, Laura Hamilton, Giada Danesi |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty mixed methods Adolescent Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis media_common.quotation_subject Psychological intervention lcsh:Medicine Article young people 03 medical and health sciences Food Preferences 0302 clinical medicine Perception Surveys and Questionnaires 0502 economics and business medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Marketing food environment media_common Schools Taste (sociology) Public health lcsh:R 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Commerce Food purchasing Purchasing food purchasing practices United Kingdom purchasing recall questionnaire Lunch Socioeconomic Factors Adolescent Behavior secondary school 050211 marketing Female Psychology SES Food environment Qualitative research qualitative methods |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 16 Issue 9 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 9, p 1605 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | The aim of this paper is to report on the lunchtime food purchasing practices of secondary school students and some of the factors related to this purchasing, including the influence of socio-economic status (SES) and the food environment within and around schools. A mixed-methods study incorporating an online purchasing recall questionnaire and multiple qualitative methods was undertaken at seven UK secondary schools. The analysis shows that SES was intricately woven with lunchtime food practices. Three-quarters of participants regularly purchased food outside of school those at low SES schools were more likely to report regularly leaving school to buy food. Young people&rsquo s perception of food sold in schools in areas of low SES was often negative and they left school to find &ldquo better&rdquo food and value for money. Taste, ingredients and advertisements were factors that mattered to young people at schools with low or mixed SES health as a driver was only mentioned by pupils at a high SES school. For public health initiatives to be effective, it is critical to consider food purchasing practices as complex socio-economically driven phenomena and this study offers important insights along with suggestions for designing interventions that consider SES. Availability of food outlets may be less important than meeting young people&rsquo s desires for tasty food and positive relationships with peers, caterers and retailers, all shaped by SES. Innovative ways to engage young people, taking account of SES, are required. |
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