<p>Preschoolers
in the US are not meeting dietary guidelines, which is concerning since
experience with foods during early childhood may influence food preferences in
later life. To better understand why preschoolers are not meeting dietary
guidelines it is necessary to understand the factors that influence why parents
offer their children specific foods. The purpose of this study was to use the
means-end framework and the laddering interview technique to better understand <i>why </i>parents of preschoolers decide to offer
their children certain foods and <i>why</i> certain feeding strategies are
helpful. A total of
33 parents of preschoolers (3–5-year-olds) completed one-on-one phone
interviews regarding the foods they typically offer their child. Laddering data were elicited for
three food groupings: foods parents typically offer, foods parents typically
avoid, and foods parents prefer to offer. The resulting data were analyzed and
summarized in a series of hierarchical value maps (HVMs). Parent and child-centric themes
emerged as factors that influenced the foods parents offered their preschooler.
The results of this study provide insight into the meanings and beliefs that
impact the food decisions and feeding strategies used by parents of
preschoolers.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:purdue.edu/oai:figshare.com:article/14770089 |
| Date | 04 August 2021 |
| Creators | Elizabeth I Kielb (10955094) |
| Source Sets | Purdue University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, Thesis |
| Rights | CC BY 4.0 |
| Relation | https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/PARENTAL_FOOD_CHOICE_FOR_THEIR_PRESCHOOL_AGED_CHILD_A_MEANS-END_INVESTIGATION/14770089 |
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