Radboud University Nijmegen, Thomas van Aquinostraat 2, 6525 GD Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen, Thomas van Aquinostraat 2, 6525 GD Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Appetite. 2014 Feb;73:73-80. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.10.018. Epub 2013 Nov 8.
The present study investigated whether and how a picture book promoting carrots can increase young children's carrot consumption. One hundred and four children (aged 4-6years) participated in shared reading sessions using the book on five consecutive days in school. These children were assigned randomly to one of four experimental conditions. In a 2×2 between-subjects design, the reading style and character in the book were manipulated. The reading style was either passive (listening to the story) or interactive (also answering questions about the story). The character in the book fitted either conceptually well with carrots (a rabbit) or not (a turtle). Compared to a baseline group of 56 children who were not exposed to the book, the children in the experimental groups consumed almost twice as much carrots (in proportion to other foods consumed), F(1,159)=7.08, p<.01. Results suggest that picture books are particularly effective when children are actively involved, answering questions about the story. Young children seem to enjoy this interactive shared reading style, triggering positive feelings that increase children's liking and consumption of the healthy food promoted in the book.
本研究旨在探讨一本推广胡萝卜的图画书是否以及如何能增加幼儿对胡萝卜的食用量。104 名（4-6 岁）儿童在学校连续五天参与了使用该书的共享阅读课程。这些儿童被随机分配到四个实验组中的一个。在一个 2×2 的被试间设计中，该书的阅读方式和书中角色被加以操控。阅读方式是被动（听故事）还是互动（也回答关于故事的问题）。书中的角色要么与胡萝卜概念上很契合（一只兔子），要么不契合（一只乌龟）。与未接触该书的 56 名对照组儿童相比，实验组儿童食用的胡萝卜量几乎是对照组的两倍（相对于其他食用食物的比例），F（1,159）=7.08，p<.01。结果表明，当儿童积极参与，回答故事问题时，图画书特别有效。幼儿似乎很喜欢这种互动式的共享阅读方式，这种方式引发了积极的感觉，增加了儿童对书中推广的健康食品的喜爱和食用量。
