The effect of "The Shokuiku Classroom at Tenshi College for Children in the 21st Century" for primary school children living in the area on dietary life and eating behavior
アイテムタイプ
紀要論文(ELS) / Departmental Bulletin Paper
言語
日本語
キーワード
食育, 小学生, 食生活, 食行動変容, 食の自己効力感
キーワード(英)
Shokuiku, elementary school children, dietary life, dietary behavior, Children's self-efficacy
Dietary education for developing children is important to cultivate the fundamentals of practicing healthy eating habits for a lifetime. Eleven (fifth and sixth-grade) children participating in the Shokuiku Classroom at Tenshi College have received dietary education that focuses on actual practice in addition to lectures of the importance of food and lifestyle habits as well as Shokuiku card game, Food Guide Spinning Top and so on. Control group of fifth-grade 28 elementary school children received nothing. Furthermore, the behavior change evaluation method was revised while scores of support for dietary behaviors, selfefficacy, thanks for eating and eating meal's balance were measured. A comparison of the survey results at pre- and post-intervention showed notable improvement in scores of children's self-efficacy as it relates to dietary behavior, food knowledge, thanks for eating and meal's balance. In contrast, the control group showed no significant change in their response. In addition, the results explained problems on evaluation methods based on the Model of Stage of Change. The present study confirmed the effectiveness of the use of fun dietary education methods that focus on actual practice in addition to lectures for developing school children's positive dietary behavior.