Study of The Undergraduates* Dieting Behavior and Food Related Parenting Style with Other Correlation Factors

• Main Authors: Lin Bih-Fen, 林碧芬
• Other Authors: Lin Wei
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 1998
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/62254142490788192212

碩士 === 國立師範大學 === 家政教育學系 === 86 === The purpose of this study is to understand the tendency of dieting and related factors (i.e. sex, bodyweight history, family socioeconomic status, peer pressure, media influence and food related parenting style) of undergraduate students in Taiwan. A total of 984 undergraduate students were recruited from 16 universities selected by stratified random cluster sampling method. A self-administered questionnaire〝The Undergraduates* Dieting Behaviors and Related Factors Questionnaire〞as the measurement instrument which included peer and media influence scales, food related parenting style scale and dieting scale. The results indicated that Taiwanese college students had low tendency of dieting. Most (63.8%) of the undergraduates had low tendency of dieting, 30.8% of them are middle tendency of dieting and only5.4% of them are high tendency of dieting. The undergraduates* dieting behaviors are significantly related to their bodyweight. The higher the body weight, the higher the tendency of dieting. The tendency of dieting is also positively related with parents* encouragement of dieting during childhood. The results also showed that some undergraduates adopted unhealthy ways to lose weight.Female students have a higher tendency of dietinever be neglected.