Study on the Correlation Between the Dietary Habits of Mothers and Their Preschoolers and the Mother's Need for Nutritional Education for Preschoolers.
- Author:
Jeong Soon PYUN
1
;
Kyung Hea LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Food & Nutrition, Changwon National University, Changwon 641-773, Korea. khl@changwon.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
mothers;
preschoolers;
dietary habit;
dietary attitude;
nutrition education
- MeSH:
Child;
Food Habits;
Humans;
Lectures;
Meals;
Mothers
- From:Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
2010;16(1):62-76
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
This study was conducted to investigate the dietary habits and practices of mothers and their children from 3 to 6 years of age as well as the mother's attitudes about nutrition education. This study focused mainly on two areas: 1) the dietary habits and actual dietary practices of mothers and their children and 2) a mother's perception and need for nutrition education. The results of the regression analysis showed that there was a significant relationship between the dietary habits of mothers and their children's (p<0.05). There was statistical significance in total food frequency intake and the food frequency intake between the mothers and children (r=0.829, p<0.01). The results of the regression analysis showed that the mother's dietary attitude (meal regularity, meal tempo) could positively influence their children's dietary attitude (p<0.01). The mothers showed a high interest in nutrition education; 81.6% of mothers tried to apply nutrition information to their actual dietary life, 77.6% of them recognized the need of nutrition education on preschoolers' dietary life and health, and 75.2% of them wanted to participate in nutrition education program(s) for their children. The percent of mothers that wanted to be offered lectures, food practices and hand-outs were 36.9%, 18.4%, 15.5%, respectively. The combined results of this study showed that mothers sincerely recognize the need for nutrition education and they have a high and deep interest in nutrition education.
