• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.178-188
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of interpersonal relationships with snack preference and the intake frequency of snacks with a primary focus on obesity index and snack preparations in upper grade (5~6th) elementary school students. A total of 719 students in Gyeongsangnam-do province were recruited and a questionnaire-based survey was conducted. Data were analyzed using the SPSS V18.0. The results were as follows : A total score of interpersonal relationships was 94.5 (full marks 125), and the scores of 7 factors consisting interpersonal relationships were over 3.50(full marks 5.00). Overweight group had the lowest score in interpersonal relationships (p<0.01) and purchase group by oneself had a low score than the other groups in snacks preparation (p<0.001). Most favorite snacks were ice cream. Additionally, the snack purchase group showed higher scores than the cook group by family in 8 types of snack and a total score of preference (p<0.05~p<0.001). Milk and dairy products had the highest score in frequency of snack intake. And purchase group by oneself or family was a higher than cook group by family (p<0.01). Interpersonal relationships showed a positive effect on preference and intake frequency of milk and dairy products but their explanation powers ($R^2$) were very low. The findings of this study provide fundamental information impact factor in snack preference and frequency of snack intake.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.429-441
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• 2013

This study was conducted to examine the interrelations among snack preference, purchasing behavior and intake of fifth and sixth grade students in elementary schools in Gyeongnam province. Frequency of snack intake was the highest in those who reported 'once a day' (45.6%) snack habit. Longer-time television viewers also showed higher frequency of snack intake than shorter-time viewers. Thirty-three percent of students purchased snacks by themselves and the frequency of snack purchasing had a significant positive relationship with TV watching time (p < 0.01). The main reason, place and time of eating snacks were 'hunger' (79.2%), their home environment (50.9%) and 'after school hours' (89.7%). The favorite snack was 'ice cream' and, this snack habit was significantly different by gender of the child (p < 0.01) and TV watching time (p < 0.01). 'Milk and dairy products' scored highest (3.47) in snack intake frequency among longer-time TV viewers (> 2hr) compared to shorter-time TV viewers and this difference was statistically significant (p < 0.001). The snack preference score was correlated positively (r = 0.454) with the intake frequency for snack and its explanation power ($R^2$) was 20.5%. With regard to snack purchase behaviors, the scores of 'checking the expiration date' and 'comparing the price with similar products' were high (in what group?). Female students (p < 0.001) and shorter-time TV viewers (< 2hr) (p < 0.01) had a more reasonable purchasing behavior. The total score of preference was significantly higher (p < 0.05) in shorter-timeTV viewers (< 2hr). In the correlation between snack purchasing behaviors and intake frequency, attractiveness (r = 0.208, p < 0.001) and preference (r = 0.330, p < 0.001) showed significant positive correlations. The result of regression analysis, preference only was selected ($R^2$= 0.108).

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.403-410
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• 2018

This study was conducted to evaluate children's purchase behavior (frequency of snack consumption and purchase) and preference for high protein snack products developed for weight control and nutritional balance. A total of 80 elementary school students (from the 3rd to 6th graders) in the Gyeonggi-do learning center were participated and 76 were used for the analysis. The most common response for liking snacks was taste (71.4%), and the most preferred types of snacks were chips (42.1%) and puff snacks (34.2%). The highest frequency of snack ingestion was 1-3 times per week (48; 63.2%), and the main purchasers were parents (65.8%). Cheese, corn and chili flavors were more preferred than the control, while yogurt taste was slightly less preferred than the control. The results of this study showed the possibility of commercialization of new protein snacks according to children's seasoning preference and provide the insights into the snack preferences of children as main consumers.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.199-206
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate snacking behavior in adolescents. We selected one middle school and one high school in 11 school districts in Seoul. The subjects were 1,813 students (904 boys and 909 girls) in 21 schools (11 middle schools and 10 high schools). Subjects reported their snacking behavior: snack frequency, snack type, snack time, with whom to eat snack, place to purchase snack. The subjects were classified into four groups by gender and schooling. The mean snack frequency was 2.8. Girls ate snacks more frequently than boys (p < 0.001). More than half of subjects ate 1 to 3 snacks a day. Only 9.3% of them did not eat any snack. Tangerine was highly ranked in snack type. Each subject groups had different snack time (p < 0.01) and type of snack (p < 0.001). Most snack was consumed alone (46.6%), however they mainly ate fruits and other foods with family. 46.9% of snacks were purchased outside. A typical snack time was 'before dinner' for most snacks except fruits. Unhealthy foods like soft drinks, cookies, chips, candies, chocolates, ice creams had relatively high proportion in snack consumption with friends. In conclusion, adolescents had different snacking behaviors by their age and gender. These results indicate necessities of multi-dimensional efforts at home, school, media and government level considering adolescents' age and gender for their healthy snacking behavior.

• 한국가정과교육학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.1-19
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• 2014

본 연구는 전남 나주지역 중학생 424명을 대상으로 일반적 사항, 중학생의 간식 구매행동과 섭취횟수, 간식 구매태도, 식품과 영양표시의 이해에 관한 설문지를 통해 조사하여 청소년들이 올바른 식품을 선택하고 구매하는데 도움을 주고, 영양표시에 대한 인식과 활용을 향상시킬 뿐 아니라, 식생활교육에 필요한 기초 자료를 제공하고자 하였다. 성별에 따른 간식 구입장소는 성별 간 유의한 차이를 보였고(p<.05), 남 여 모두 편의점이 높게 나타났으며 하루 간식비는 남 여 모두 2,000원 이하가 가장 많았다. 간식 섭취횟수는 김밥이 남 여학생 간 유의한 차이를 보였는데(p<.05), 남학생은 일주일에 1~2회 먹는다가 가장 많았고 여학생은 한달에 1~2회 먹는다가 가장 높게 나타났다. 남학생은 일주일에 1~2회 섭취하는 간식으로 음료와 면, 과자, 빵, 김밥 순으로 조사되었고 여학생은 과자, 음료, 면, 빵 순으로 나타났다. 성별에 따른 간식 구매태도는 남학생 평균 2.76, 여학생 평균 2.87로 나타나 보통 이하 수준이었다. 성별에 따른 식품표시 확인 여부는 남 여 모두 확인하지 않는다가 높았고, 식품표시 확인 항목 중 가장 먼저 확인하는 것은 유통기한이었다. 성별에 따른 식품표시를 확인하는 이유도 유통기한이 가장 많았으며 식품표시를 확인하지 않는 이유는 습관적인 구매가 많았고 식품표시 내용이 어려운 이유는 글씨가 작고, 표시방법이 다양해서가 가장 높게 나타났다. 간식비에 따른 식품표시에 대한 이해는 간식비의 차이에 상관없이 식품표시를 확인하지 않는 학생이 많았으며, 식품표시 내용이 어려운 이유에 대해서는 간식비의 정도에 따른 유의한 차이가 나타났는데(p<.05) 간식비가 적은 집단에서 글씨가 작고, 표시방법이 다양해서가 높게 나타났다. 간식 구매태도에 따른 식품표시에 대한 이해는 유의한 차이를 보였고(p<.001) 간식 구매태도 점수가 낮을수록 식품표시를 확인하지 않았다. 성별에 따른 영양표시 확인 시 가장 먼저 확인하는 것은 성별 간 유의한 차이를 보였고(p<.01), 남 여학생 모두 열량이 가장 높았으며 여학생이 열량을 더 많이 확인하는 것으로 나타났다. 영양표시를 확인하는 이유는 성별 간 유의한 차이를 보였는데(p<.001) 체중관리를 위해서, 건강관리를 위해서 순으로 나타났고 특히, 체중관리를 위해서는 여학생이 두드러지게 높게 나타났다. 간식비에 따라 영양표시를 읽어 본 경험(p<.01), 영양표시 필요성에 대한 인식(p<.001)은 유의한 차이를 보였다. 식품/영양표시 교육 및 홍보 필요성 인식은 유의한 차이가 나타났고(p<.05) 간식비의 정도에 관계없이 모두 필요하다가 높게 나타났으며 간식비가 적을수록 필요하다가 높았다. 간식 구매태도에 따른 영양표시를 확인하는 이유는 체중관리를 위해서가 가장 높아 유의한 차이(p<.001)를 보였다. 영양표시 필요성에 대한 인식(p<.001)과 식품/영양표시 교육 및 홍보 필요성 인식(p<.01) 또한 세 집단에서 높게 유의한 차이를 보였다. 영양표시 인식 여부는 유의한 차이를 보였는데(p<.001) 간식 구매태도 점수가 높은 집단일수록 알고 있다가 높았고, 영양표시를 읽어본 경험도 간식 구매태도 점수가 높은 집단일수록 읽어본 경험이 높게 나타났다. 영양표시를 확인하는 이유는 세 집단 모두 체중관리를 위해서가 유의한 차이(p<.001)를 보였다. 식품/영양표시 교육 및 홍보 필요성 인식 또한 유의한 차이를 보였으며 (p<.01) 간식 구매태도 세 집단에서 모두 높게 나타났다. 위와 같은 결과로부터, 보다 적극적인 식생활 교육 필요성과 식품 및 영양표시 등을 확인하고 올바르게 선택할 수 있는 실천 교육이 이루어져야 하며, 이해하기 쉽고 보기 편한 식품 및 영양표시 방법의 제도 개선이 필요하고, 학부모 교육도 병행되어야 한다고 사료된다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.453-463
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• 2004

In order to investigate food purchase frequency of elementary school children and its related ecological factors, 431 4th, 5th and 6th grade elementary school children and their mothers, living in Seoul and Daejon, small city and rural area of Chungnam Province, were participated in this study. The subjects and their parents were surveyed by a self-recording questionnaire about food purchase frequency and some ecological factors. Average height and weight of the subjects by gender and grade were similar to or a little bit more than the 1998 Korean Growth Standard. According to relative body weight, 30.6% and 10.8% of the subjects belonged to under-weight and obesity categories, respectively. Of the subjects, 46.9% used PC telecommunication or internet, 53.8% of them used it for less than an hour per day, and 46.4% watched TV for 2 to 4 hours a day. About 42% of the subjects spent 500 Won or less daily to buy snacks. A half of the subjects took snacks once a day because of hunger. Mothers' nutrition knowledge score was averagely 8.16 out of 13 full score and the average attitude score was 43.22 out of 50 full score. Foods purchased more than once a week were milk and yoghurt, cookies, ice-cream, ramyun, and gum in order. Family income, parents' education level, mothers' nutrition knowledge and food attitude score, students' snacking frequency and TV watching time showed significant correlations with purchase frequencies of some individual food items. In conclusion, the elementary school children considered taste most important rather than nutrition in buying snacks and most frequently bought carbohydrate foods and concentrated sugars except milk. Ecological factors such as mothers' nutritional knowledge and food attitude, TV watching time and snacking frequency had influenced the children's food purchase frequency. Accordingly, it is necessary to educate both children and their mothers about good food purchase and the importance of snacking.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.426-439
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• 2020

This study surveyed Chinese elderly consumers to determine their purchasing behavior, importance, and satisfaction with HMR products in China. Three hundred and seventy people were surveyed: 184 males and 186 females aged 55 to 70 years. Two hundred and sixty-seven (72.25%) of the surveyed consumers had an average monthly income of 6,000 yuan or less, and 313 (84.9%) responded that they spend 3000 yuan or less on groceries per month. Three hundred and forty-eight (94.1%) showed a high interest in health management. Regarding the frequency of purchasing HMR products, most responded that they purchased HMR products more than once or twice a week, with a single purchase of 100 yuan or less for each purchase. The respondents preferred 2 or 3 serving packagings in a refrigerated form. For all forms of products, those made as in-house meals, outdoor meals, as a snack or night snack, for serving guests, for trips, camping, and on-the-go products, the participants mostly responded that they frequently purchased the product. When purchasing HMR products, the importance of hygiene, convenience in purchase accessibility, the freshness of ingredients, and an indication of the nutritional content were considered as a high rank. After purchase, the satisfaction of SNS and mobile application advertisements and promotions, amount per serving, take out convenience, and new menu were considered low-rank. The IPA results showed that marking the origin of the ingredients and new menu are areas needing improvement. The study results may be used as base data for developing elderly friendly HMR products and establishing its marketing strategies.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.1009-1017
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• 2009

This study was performed to analyze the preferences and actual use patterns of university students (96 males and 187 females) for bakeries in the Gyeongju area of Korea. A total of 283 questionnaires were used for the examination and statistical analyses were completed using SPSS Win (14.0) by descriptive analysis and $x^2$-tests. The most favored bakery products were prepared items such as sandwiches and toast. Most of the respondents (92.9%) typically used bread for snacks, and the main places of purchase were well-known bakery shops (38.5%) in which females preferred well-known shops more than males. In addition, the respondents liked milk (79.9%) and jam (39.7%) as the beverage and food, respectively, to eat with bread. When choosing bread, the main selection point was taste (80.2%) and the cost per person per visit was usually 1,000~5,000 won (63.3%). The consumption frequency rate revealed that 49.1% of the students consumed bread as a snack, while 24.8% consumed bread with other foods 1~2 times a week. In the case of purchasing bread as a snack, females had more purchases than males (p<0.05). Students who lived in their own home (p<0.001) with a commute time to school greater than 30 minutes (p<0.001) had the highest number of bread purchases as a snack. The most important point for bread purchase was hygiene (4.60). Overall, for the development of bakeries in the Gyeongju area it seems imperative to address the bakery shop environment, including such aspects as hygiene, price, and new bread product development for students.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.594-602
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• 2013

This study investigated consumer perception and purchase behavior regarding Han-gwa (traditional Korean confection) in housewives residing in the Seoul and Gyeonggi area. This study was conducted by self-administered questionnaires. Out of 839 questionnaires, 713 questionnaires (85.0%) were used for statistical analyses including frequency analysis, the Chisquare, and one-way ANOVA. Based on the data collected, independence variables were divided less than 40 years (<40), 40s, 50 years or higher (50) by age. The major findings were as follows; Firstly, 72.1% of the total respondents had the experience of purchasing Han-gwa. Gangjeong was the most popular item among purchased. As the purpose of purchasing, holiday gift and snack was on the highest rank. Hypermarkets / discount stores (48.9%) was the most common place for the place of purchase. Secondly, there was a significant difference in the perception of Han-gwa by age; respondents aged 50 years or older showed more positive perception in Han-gwa in 3 factors among total of 11 factors. Thirdly, for the popularization of Han-gwa, 'too sweet taste (44.2%)' and 'small portion size (22.9%)' were pointed to be improved by respondents. Results of this study indicate that 1) Yu-gwa and Yak-gwa require new product development based on age segmentation, and health and food safety are important variables considered when housewives purchase Han-gwa.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제10권5호
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• pp.546-554
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• 2016

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to investigate the perception of sugar reduction, nutrition education, and frequency of snacking in children according to the self-perceived dietary preferences for sweet taste by mothers in Busan. SUBJECTS/METHODS: A total of 277 mothers were surveyed, and their perceptions of sugar reduction and the frequency of snacking in children were assessed using a questionnaire. The subjects were classified into either a sweet (n = 91) or an unsweet (n = 186) group according to their self-perceived preferences for a sweet taste. RESULTS: In the sweet group, the results for sweet products were sweetened ice (86.8%), confectionery (74.7%), processed milk (73.6%), carbonated beverages (71.4%), and fermented milk (53.9%). In the unsweet group, the results were sweetened ice (88.7%), carbonated beverages (78.5%), processed milk (75.8%), confectionery (69.4%), and fermented milk (50.5%). The necessity of sugar intake reduction was high in both groups (sweet = 89.0%, unsweet = 82.8%). Beverage purchases after identifying the nutrition labeling was significantly lower in the sweet group than in the unsweet group (P < 0.05). The reasons for the beverage purchases instead of water were "habitually" (50.5%) and "like sweet taste" (25.3%) in the sweet group (P < 0.01). Snacking in children was significantly higher in the sweet group based on the increased frequencies of carbonated drinks (P < 0.01), fast food (P < 0.001), candy and chocolate (P < 0.05), crackers (P < 0.01), ramen (P < 0.01), and fish paste/hotdogs (P < 0.01). The frequency of purchase education after identifying the nutrition labeling was significantly lower in the sweet group than in the unsweet group (P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: These findings suggest that a perception of sugar reduction and practical nutrition education aimed at reducing the sugar intake are necessary to improve dietary habits.