Youth Transition to University in Germany and Australia: An Empirical Investigation of Healthy Eating Behaviour

Autor/inn/en	Sharma, Bishnu; Harker, Michael; Harker, Debra; Reinhard, Karin
Titel	Youth Transition to University in Germany and Australia: An Empirical Investigation of Healthy Eating Behaviour
Quelle	In: Journal of Youth Studies, 13 (2010) 3, S.353-367 (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1367-6261
Schlagwörter	Student Attitudes; Nutrition; Familiarity; Motivation; Foreign Countries; College Students; Eating Habits; Comparative Analysis; Health Behavior; Gender Differences; Questionnaires; Predictor Variables; Age Differences; Ethics; Psychological Patterns; Australia; Germany + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schülerverhalten; Ernährung; psychologische; Motivation (psychologisch); Ausland; Collegestudent; Ernährungsgewohnheit; Essgewohnheit; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Fragebogen; Prädiktor; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ethik; Australien; Deutschland
Abstract	The transition from living at home to living independently has been characterised as a time of stress, and there is evidence to suggest that this transition from youth to young adulthood influences food choice. The current study explores this phenomenon and compares 18-24-year-old university students' motivation for food choice in Australia and Germany. The study extends further to investigate the difference in students' food motives and attitude towards healthy eating by students' gender. In conducting this study, data collection were carried out using a self-administered questionnaire at regional universities in Australia and Germany. About 310 students in Australia and 305 students in Germany participated in the study. Whilst we found some significant differences on food choice factors, it also seems that German students' attitudes towards healthy eating are predicted by age, gender and health, whilst the Australian students' attitudes are predicted by age, health, mood, convenience, familiarity and ethical concerns. It appears that the Australian students had a stronger relationship between these variables than did the Germans. Also, the gender variable was only a significant predictor of attitude towards healthy eating amongst the German students. (Contains 1 note, 3 tables, and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10