Tyrrell R L, Townshend T G, Adamson A J, Lake A A
Division of Health Research, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4YG, UK.
Global Urban Research Unit, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
J Public Health (Oxf). 2016 Jun;38(2):289-99. doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdv030. Epub 2015 Mar 11.
Food behaviours are important in the context of health and obesity. The aim was to explore the environments and food behaviours of a sample of young people in the North East of England to further understanding of the relationship between eating behaviours and environmental context.
Focus groups were conducted with four groups of young people aged 16-20 years (n = 40; 28 male, 12 female) between November 2006 and June 2007. Analysis was informed by grounded theory methods and was an iterative process of identifying themes across the transcripts.
Topics explored included: their main environment, home food responsibility and cooking, food outside of the home, where food was purchased/obtained and where food was eaten and with whom. Emergent themes included: the value for money in food purchases, time convenience, the car as a means of accessing food and health perceptions.
The complexities of the food environment were illustrated. This work has highlighted the importance of the home food environment and parents, and indicated the importance of factors such as time and cost in this age group's food choices. The behavioural norms around food behaviours merit further exploration for this population in transition between adolescence and adulthood.
饮食行为在健康和肥胖问题中至关重要。本研究旨在探究英格兰东北部一群年轻人的生活环境和饮食行为，以进一步了解饮食行为与环境背景之间的关系。
在2006年11月至2007年6月期间，对四组年龄在16至20岁的年轻人（n = 40；28名男性，12名女性）进行了焦点小组访谈。分析采用扎根理论方法，是一个在所有文字记录中反复识别主题的过程。
探讨的主题包括：他们的主要生活环境、家庭饮食责任与烹饪、外出就餐、食物的购买/获取地点、饮食地点以及就餐同伴。浮现出的主题包括：食品购买的性价比、时间便利性、用车获取食物以及健康观念。
饮食环境的复杂性得以体现。这项研究突出了家庭饮食环境和父母的重要性，并表明时间和成本等因素在该年龄组食物选择中的重要性。对于这个处于青春期向成年期过渡阶段的人群，围绕饮食行为的行为规范值得进一步探究。
