营养信息对儿童食物选择的影响：试点研究。

Impact of nutrition messages on children's food choice: pilot study.

作者信息

Bannon Katie, Schwartz Marlene B

机构信息

Department of Psychology, Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders, Yale University, P.O. Box 208205, New Haven, CT 06520-8205, USA.

出版信息

Appetite. 2006 Mar;46(2):124-9. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2005.10.009. Epub 2006 Jan 26.

DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2005.10.009

PMID:16442667

Abstract

This pilot study tested the influence of nutrition message framing on snack choice among kindergarteners. Three classrooms were randomly assigned to watch one of the following 60s videos: (a) a gain-framed nutrition message (i.e. the positive benefits of eating apples) (n=14); (b) a loss-framed message (i.e. the negative consequences of not eating apples) (n=18); or (c) a control scene (children playing a game) (n=18). Following this, the children were offered a choice between animal crackers and an apple for their snack. Among the children who saw one of the nutrition message videos, 56% chose apples rather than animal crackers; in the control condition only 33% chose apples. This difference was statistically significant (chi2=7.56, p<0.01). These results suggest that videos containing nutritional messages may have a positive influence on children's short-term food choices.

摘要

这项试点研究测试了营养信息框架对幼儿园儿童零食选择的影响。三个教室被随机分配观看以下60秒视频之一：（a）收益框架的营养信息（即吃苹果的积极益处）（n = 14）；（b）损失框架的信息（即不吃苹果的负面后果）（n = 18）；或（c）一个控制场景（孩子们玩游戏）（n = 18）。在此之后，孩子们可以在动物饼干和一个苹果之间选择作为他们的零食。在观看了其中一个营养信息视频的孩子中，56%选择了苹果而不是动物饼干；在控制条件下，只有33%选择了苹果。这种差异具有统计学意义（卡方=7.56，p<0.01）。这些结果表明，包含营养信息的视频可能对儿童的短期食物选择产生积极影响。