Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA.
Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA.
J Nutr Educ Behav. 2018 Nov-Dec;50(10):1032-1039. doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2018.04.275. Epub 2018 Jun 25.
To describe parental perceptions of team snacks, factors that motivate snack choice, and perceptions of healthy snacking guidelines in youth sports.
Six in-depth group interviews were conducted among parents (n = 22) of children aged 4-12 years in 2 Los Angeles County Baseball Little Leagues. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis.
Parents perceived fruit as the ideal snack; this ideal was balanced with competing priorities, including children's preferences, cost, time, and social norms regarding snacks as rewards and team bonding. Although parents were supportive of promoting healthy snacks, they believed that snacking guidelines should not be mandated.
Developing messages that align with parents' motivations when choosing snacks could promote healthier snacking in youth sports. Future studies are warranted to explore drivers of snacking with a broader sample and to examine how to promote healthy snacks effectively.
描述青少年体育团队零食的父母感知、激励零食选择的因素以及对健康零食指南的看法。
在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县的两个棒球少年联盟中，对 22 名 4-12 岁儿童的家长进行了 6 次深入的小组访谈。使用主题分析对访谈进行了录音、转录和分析。
父母认为水果是理想的零食；这种理想与竞争的优先事项相平衡，包括儿童的喜好、成本、时间以及关于零食作为奖励和团队凝聚力的社会规范。尽管父母支持促进健康零食，但他们认为不应该强制规定零食指南。
制定与父母选择零食时的动机一致的信息，可能会促进青少年体育中的更健康的零食选择。未来的研究需要用更广泛的样本来探索零食的驱动因素，并研究如何有效地促进健康零食。
