Who Eats School Breakfast? Parent Perceptions of School Breakfast in a State with Very Low Participation

Autor/inn/en	Spruance, Lori A.; Harrison, Caleb; Brady, Patrick; Woolford, Marti; LeBlanc, Heidi
Titel	Who Eats School Breakfast? Parent Perceptions of School Breakfast in a State with Very Low Participation
Quelle	In: Journal of School Health, 88 (2018) 2, S.139-149 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-4391
DOI	10.1111/josh.12597
Schlagwörter	Parent Attitudes; Qualitative Research; Eating Habits; Lunch Programs; Correlation; Health Behavior; Parent Surveys; Elementary Secondary Education; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; School Districts; Statistical Analysis; Online Surveys; Breakfast Programs; Geographic Regions; Values; Student Participation; Parent Education; Utah + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elternverhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Mittagessen; Korrelation; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; School district; Schulbezirk; Statistische Analyse; Schulfrühstück; Wertbegriff; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule
Abstract	Background: Having breakfast is correlated with health and academic benefits; yet, many children do not consume breakfast, and participation in the federal School Breakfast Program remains low. The purpose of this study was to examine parent perceptions of school breakfast and identify relationships between those who consume breakfast at school and those who do not. Methods: A random sample of 100 schools, representing 29 school districts, across the state of Utah was selected to participate in the survey. Administrators were asked to distribute an online survey link to the parents of their school. Parents answered questions about their oldest kindergarten through 12th grade child. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were performed. Results: A total of 488 parents completed the survey. In a multilevel model, child grade level, participation in free and reduced-price lunch, and perceive benefits to school breakfast were significantly related to eating breakfast at school. Some major themes from the qualitative analysis included no need for school breakfast, perception of regional values, and logistical issues. Conclusions: Parent perception of school meals is related to participation. This study identifies several areas of perception that could be address through parent education to increase school breakfast participation. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01