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http://dx.doi.org/10.14373/JKDA.2015.21.1.57

Differences in Solo Eating Perceptions and Dietary Behaviors of University Students by Gender  

Lee, Youngmee (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, College of BioNano Technology, Gachon University)
Oh, Yu Jin (Research Evaluation Team, Korea Health Promotion Foundation)
Cho, Wookyoun (Dept. of Food and Nutrition, College of BioNano Technology, Gachon University)
Jo, Pil Kyoo (Dept. of Economics, College of Business and Economics, Hanbat National University)
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Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association / v.21, no.1, 2015 , pp. 57-71 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study assessed gender differences of 'solo eating' perceptions and dietary behaviors among college students residing in Seoul and Kyongki province. Two types of questionnaires were used to analyze perception and dietary behaviors of subjects: a cross-sectional survey (N=893) and AGA (Associative Group Analysis; N=50). Women ate significantly more and intook a greater variety of foods when eating together (P<0.05). Men, on the other hand, showed no difference in these variables. Women, compared to men, spent more time eating both alone and together (P<0.001). In the associative group analysis (AGA), women showed a different semantic value for 'solo eating' compared to men. Women also tended to feel lonely when they ate alone and had positive images of eating together. Students began to decide their own dietary behaviors after junior and high school. Dietary lives of Koreans have rapidly changed along with social changes over the past half century. These research findings will contribute to more comprehensive and efficient nutrition education programs for preventing lifestyle-related diseases in the early stage of adulthood.
Keywords
solo eating; perception; dietary behaviors; university students; gender;
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