Open AccessEthnic differences in social correlates of diet
Author(s) -
Karen Cullen,
Tom Baranowski,
Emiel W. Owens,
Carl de Moor,
Latroy Rittenberry,
Norma Olvera,
Ken Resnicow
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
health education research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1465-3648
pISSN - 0268-1153
DOI - 10.1093/her/17.1.7
Subject(s) - ethnic group , psychological intervention , psychology , peer group , ethnic composition , social psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , sociology , anthropology
Little is known about whether culture influences social correlates of dietary behaviors. Questionnaires on parent- and child-reported family and peer influences on children's fruit, juice and vegetable consumption were analyzed for ethnic group differences in responses. Grade 4-6 students completed the questionnaires in the classroom and their parents completed telephone or in-home interviews. Analyses of variance across ethnic categories and chi2 analysis of differences in ethnic group composition between clusters of scales were conducted. Few ethnic group differences were detected, suggesting substantial commonality among respondents. Ethnic differences might be accommodated by interventions tailored to particular behaviors among ethnic groups.