How Family Structure Can Influence Adolescents’ Eating Habits: An Italian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Sample
Background/Objectives: Adolescence is an important period of psychophysical development. In this phase of life people acquire greater self-awareness and adopt behaviors that will later shape their lifestyle in adulthood. This study aimed to assess whether family structure can influence adolescents’...
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| author | Bianca Maria Bocci Dario Lipari Andrea Pammolli Rita Simi Elena Frongillo Antonella Miserendino Ilaria Manini Giacomo Lazzeri |
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| description | Background/Objectives: Adolescence is an important period of psychophysical development. In this phase of life people acquire greater self-awareness and adopt behaviors that will later shape their lifestyle in adulthood. This study aimed to assess whether family structure can influence adolescents’ eating habits. Methods: Data were acquired from a survey titled ‘Italian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children’ (HBSC) given to a representative sample of Tuscan adolescents aged 11, 13, 15 and 17 years of age. Participants (3210) filled out a validated questionnaire answering questions about their eating habits and family structure. After adjusting for covariates, some interesting trends were highlighted in the survey results. Results: Adolescents living in single-mother families reported a lower intake of fruits (OR 0.68, 95% CI = 0.55–0.83) and vegetables (OR 0.66, 95% CI = 0.53–0.81) and a higher intake of sugar-added soft drinks (OR 1.33, 95% CI = 1.08–1.64). Living in a mother and stepfather family was associated with a higher intake of sugar-added soft drinks (OR 1.53, 95% CI = 1.02–2.28), whereas living in a father and stepmother family was associated only with a lower intake of fruits (OR 0.48, 95% CI = 0.26–0.87). Participants living with other family types reported a lower intake of vegetables (OR 0.68, 95% CI = 0.47–0.98). Conclusions: The results of this study show a correlation between family structure and adolescents’ eating habits. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e46581982c38476fb508b762949667f42025-08-20T02:08:09ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672024-11-011111136810.3390/children11111368How Family Structure Can Influence Adolescents’ Eating Habits: An Italian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2022 SampleBianca Maria Bocci0Dario Lipari1Andrea Pammolli2Rita Simi3Elena Frongillo4Antonella Miserendino5Ilaria Manini6Giacomo Lazzeri7Post Graduate School of Public Health, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyPost Graduate School of Public Health, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyPost Graduate School of Public Health, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyPost Graduate School of Public Health, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyPost Graduate School of Public Health, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyPost Graduate School of Public Health, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyBackground/Objectives: Adolescence is an important period of psychophysical development. In this phase of life people acquire greater self-awareness and adopt behaviors that will later shape their lifestyle in adulthood. This study aimed to assess whether family structure can influence adolescents’ eating habits. Methods: Data were acquired from a survey titled ‘Italian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children’ (HBSC) given to a representative sample of Tuscan adolescents aged 11, 13, 15 and 17 years of age. Participants (3210) filled out a validated questionnaire answering questions about their eating habits and family structure. After adjusting for covariates, some interesting trends were highlighted in the survey results. Results: Adolescents living in single-mother families reported a lower intake of fruits (OR 0.68, 95% CI = 0.55–0.83) and vegetables (OR 0.66, 95% CI = 0.53–0.81) and a higher intake of sugar-added soft drinks (OR 1.33, 95% CI = 1.08–1.64). Living in a mother and stepfather family was associated with a higher intake of sugar-added soft drinks (OR 1.53, 95% CI = 1.02–2.28), whereas living in a father and stepmother family was associated only with a lower intake of fruits (OR 0.48, 95% CI = 0.26–0.87). Participants living with other family types reported a lower intake of vegetables (OR 0.68, 95% CI = 0.47–0.98). Conclusions: The results of this study show a correlation between family structure and adolescents’ eating habits.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/11/1368eating habitsfamily structureadolescentsparental influencesurveyItalian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children |
| spellingShingle | Bianca Maria Bocci Dario Lipari Andrea Pammolli Rita Simi Elena Frongillo Antonella Miserendino Ilaria Manini Giacomo Lazzeri How Family Structure Can Influence Adolescents’ Eating Habits: An Italian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Sample Children eating habits family structure adolescents parental influence survey Italian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children |
| title | How Family Structure Can Influence Adolescents’ Eating Habits: An Italian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Sample |
| title_full | How Family Structure Can Influence Adolescents’ Eating Habits: An Italian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Sample |
| title_fullStr | How Family Structure Can Influence Adolescents’ Eating Habits: An Italian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Sample |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Family Structure Can Influence Adolescents’ Eating Habits: An Italian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Sample |
| title_short | How Family Structure Can Influence Adolescents’ Eating Habits: An Italian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) 2022 Sample |
| title_sort | how family structure can influence adolescents eating habits an italian health behaviour in school aged children hbsc 2022 sample |
| topic | eating habits family structure adolescents parental influence survey Italian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/11/11/1368 |
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