Examining adolescents’ fast-food dining behavior from the influence of knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, and patience
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 10
Abstract
The study uses multiple regression analysis to validate correlation among constructs of fast-food behavior, knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, and patience with respect to the sample’s demographic characteristics (including different BMI levels). The sample came from 500 high school students across Taiwan but only 432 answered questionnaires were deemed valid. Demographic significance was identified for gender and BMI level but not where respondents live. Female adolescents tend to have higher nutrition knowledge and higher self-efficacy than their male counterparts do. Adolescents’ BMI level positively correlates with their attitudes toward fast-food behavior. However, adolescents’ BMI level negatively correlates with their self-efficacy and/or patience. The negative correlation between “patience” and fast food “behavior” was only statically supported for adolescents with low BMI where statistical insignificance was shown for those with standard or high BMI level. It is recommended that schools need to educate adolescents with more nutrition knowledge which ultimately influences their attitude toward fast-foods and their consequent behavior of fast-food dining which may affect their BMI level.
Authors and Affiliations
Huey-Ling Liao1* ,, Kuo-Hua Hung2 ,, Ting-Wen Wang3 ,, Yi-Shan Chen4
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- DOI 10.9790/0837-2310078895
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