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Factors affecting preference of vegetable in elementary school students: based on social cognitive theory

일부 지역 초등학교 고학년의 채소 선호 영향 요인 : 사회인지이론을 기반으로

  • Cha, Su Hyeon (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University) ;
  • Ryu, Ho Kyung (Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Pusan National University)
  • Received : 2018.11.14
  • Accepted : 2019.05.08
  • Published : 2019.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was conducted to identify the factors affecting vegetable preferences of children based on the social cognitive theory to reduce imbalances in vegetable consumption. Methods: The survey investigated 177 elementary school students in Yangsan, Gyeongsangnam-do, in June of 2018. The subjects consisted of 44 fifth graders (27.7%) and 128 (72.3%) sixth graders. Results: Among personal factors of the Social Cognitive Theory, positive outcome expectation and self-efficacy of the vegetable preference group were significantly higher than those of the non-preference group. Negative barrier scores of the non-preference group were significantly higher than those of the preference group, and the biggest barrier was that vegetables were tasteless. Among behavioral factors, the nutritional knowledge of vegetables was high, but the degree of practice was low. Practice score of the vegetable preference group was significantly higher than that of the non-preference group. Among environmental factors, the vegetable preference group was more likely to accept advice from people around them than the non-preference group and the most influential people were doctors and parents. In the vegetable intake environment, children in the vegetable preference group had high accessibility to vegetables. Correlation analysis and regression analysis of the social cognitive factors and vegetable preferences revealed all factors except nutritional knowledge showed significant correlation with vegetable preference. And surrounding people (p < 0.01), practice (p < 0.01), and self-efficacy (p < 0.05) had positive effects on vegetable preference. Conclusion: These results suggest that providing the health benefits from eating vegetables and educating children for improving their self-confidence are necessary for increasing the preference for vegetables and their intake by children.

본 연구는 초등학생의 채소 섭취 부족 문제를 개선하고자, 사회인지론을 기반으로 초등학생의 채소 선호도에 영향을 미치는 요인을 알아보고 실제 영양교육 시 활용할 수 있는 기초자료를 제공하여 초등학생의 올바른 식습관 정립과 채소 섭취 증진에 도움이 되고자 한다. 조사는 2018년 6월 한달 간 초등학교 5~6학년 177명을 대상으로 실시하였다. 조사대상자는 남학생은 54.2%, 여학생은 45.8%이었으며 그 중 5학년이 27.7%, 6학년이 72.3%로 6학년의 비율이 높았다. 채소선호도에 대해 '좋아한다', '매우 좋아한다'고 응답한 아동을 채소선호군으로, '싫어한다'와 '매우 싫어한다'라고 응답한 아동을 채소비선호군으로 분류하였다. 사회인지론의 개인적 요인에 있어 긍정적 결과기대와 자아효능감은 채소선호군이 채소비선호군에 비해 모든 항목에서 유의적으로 높은 점수를 보였다. 부정적 장애 요인에서는 모든 항목에서 채소비선호군의 점수가 채소선호군에 비해 유의적으로 높았고, 특히 채소는 맛이 없다는 것이 가장 큰 장애요인이었다. 행동적 요인에 있어서는 채소에 관한 영양지식은 군 간의 차이 없이 모두 높은 점수를 보였으나, 실천도에 있어서는 낮은 값을 보여 채소섭취에 대한 실천도가 부족함을 알 수 있었다. 환경적 요인에 있어서 사회적 환경인 주변인에서는 채소선호군이 채소비선호군에 비해 유의적으로 점수가 높아 주변인의 충고를 받아들일 용의가 높음을 알 수 있었고, 가장 영향력 있는 사람은 의사와 부모님이었다. 물리적 환경에서는 모든 항목에서 채소선호군의 점수가 높아 채소선호군에 속한 아동이 채소에 대한 접근성이 높은 환경에 있음을 알 수 있었다. 사회인지론의 요인들과 채소선호도와의 상관분석과 회귀분석을 실시한 결과 사회인지론의 요인들 중 영양지식을 제외한 모든 요인들이 채소선호도와 유의적인 상관관계를 나타냈으며, 주변인 (p < 0.01), 행동실천도 (p < 0.01) 및 자아효능감 (p < 0.05) 등이 채소선호도에 정 (+)적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 초등학생의 채소 선호도를 높이고 채소 섭취를 증가시키기 위해서는 영양중재활동을 통해 단순히 영양지식을 제공하기보다는 채소를 먹음으로써 나타나는 긍정적 결과 기대를 높이고, 채소가 맛이 없다는 것에 대한 부정적인 생각을 변화시키고, 채소를 잘 먹을 수 있다는 자신감을 고취시키며, 의사와 부모님 등 주변인들의 적극적인 격려가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

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