Journal article
Associations between perceived friends' support of healthy eating and meal skipping in adolescence
S Rosenrauch, K Ball, KE Lamb
Public Health Nutrition | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2017
Abstract
Objective Meal skipping is a relatively common behaviour during adolescence. As peer influence increases during adolescence, friendship groups may play a role in determining eating patterns such as meal skipping. The current study examined cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between perceived friends' support of healthy eating and breakfast and lunch skipping among adolescents. Design Survey of intrapersonal, social and environmental factors that may influence eating patterns at baseline (2004/05) and follow-up (2006/07). Setting Thirty-seven secondary schools in Victoria, Australia. Subjects Sample of 1785 students aged 12-15 years at baseline. Results Adolescents who reported tha..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by the Australian Research Council (grant number DP0452044) and the William Buckland Foundation. K.B. is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council Principal Research Fellowship (grant number 1042442). The contents of this manuscript are the responsibility of the authors and do not reflect the views of the funding bodies, who had no role in the design, analysis or writing of this article.