The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effects of mothers' nutrition knowledge and food attitudes on young children's nutrition knowledge and food behavior. The influence of some demographic factors on each of these four variables were also investigated. These factors were children's sex and race, mothers' age, education and employment, and family income. / The sample consisted of 159 mothers and their children who were enrolled in Grades 2 and 3 in four randomly selected schools in Leon County. Majority of the mothers were in their thirties, fairly well educated, and employed. Four instruments were used in this study. (1) The Grades 2-3 edition of Comprehensive Assessment of Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (CANKAP) was used to measure nutrition knowledge of young children. (2) The parents edition of CANKAP was used to measure nutrition knowledge of mothers. (3) An attitude index was used to measure mother's food attitudes in regard to propensity to change, convenience, frugality, health, social status, and sociability. (4) A food frequency checklist was used to measure children's food behavior. / Bivariate relationships between pairs of variables under study were tested using the Pearson product-moment correlation. The major findings were: (1) Children's nutrition knowledge was related to their mothers' nutrition knowledge and sociability attitude. It was also related to income and race. (2) Mothers' nutrition knowledge was related to their attitudes of sociability and frugality. It was negatively correlated with the attitudes of health and social status. The attitudes of convenience and propensity to change were not related to mothers' nutrition knowledge. The demographic variables related to mothers' nutrition knowledge were age, education, income, and race. (3) Children's food behavior was related to their nutrition knowledge and their mothers' nutrition knowledge. It was also related to their mothers' education and family income. A multivariate analysis revealed that mothers' nutrition knowledge and education were the best predictors of young children's food behavior. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 43-01, Section: B, page: 0098. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1982.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_74728 |
| Contributors | RAHARDJO, VIRGINIA CABELIN., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 116 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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