Yoo Hyelim, Jo Eunbin, Lee Hyeongyeong, Ko Eunji, Jang Eunjin, Sim Jiwon, Park Sohyun
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea.
The Korean Institute of Nutrition, Hallym University, Chuncheon 24252, Korea.
Nutr Res Pract. 2024 Feb;18(1):119-131. doi: 10.4162/nrp.2024.18.1.119. Epub 2024 Jan 25.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Happiness is an important factor in life, and food literacy (FL) has been emphasized as a core concept for a happy and healthy life. This study examined the level of happiness of Seoul citizens according to their sociodemographic factors and their association with FL.
SUBJECTS/METHODS: This study used the data from the Seoul Food Survey, a cross-sectional study conducted on 4,039 Seoul citizens from September to October 2021. FL was measured using a validated questionnaire consisting of 33 items from 3 sub-domains: 14 items in the nutrition and safety domain, 8 items in the cultural and relational domain, and 11 items in the socio-ecological domain. Statistical analysis involved descriptive statistics and multivariate regression analysis.
Various sociodemographic factors, such as household income, subjective health status, and food insecurity, were found to be associated with the level of happiness. The level of FL was also associated with the happiness scores. After adjusting for variables associated with happiness, the participants with the highest quartile FL scores were 7.32 times more likely to respond that they were happy than those with the lowest FL score. Three FL domains and total FL showed linear increases in overall happiness after controlling for subjective health status and sociodemographic factors ( < 0.001).
After adjusting for the related covariates, higher levels of FL were associated with higher scores in happiness. Based on this study, it would be meaningful to evaluate ways to intervene in FL to improve the level of happiness among the general population.
背景/目的：幸福是生活中的一个重要因素，食物素养（FL）已被强调为幸福健康生活的核心概念。本研究根据首尔市民的社会人口学因素及其与食物素养的关联，考察了他们的幸福水平。
对象/方法：本研究使用了首尔食物调查的数据，这是一项于2021年9月至10月对4039名首尔市民进行的横断面研究。食物素养通过一份经过验证的问卷进行测量，该问卷由来自3个领域的33个项目组成：营养与安全领域14项、文化与关系领域8项、社会生态领域11项。统计分析包括描述性统计和多变量回归分析。
发现各种社会人口学因素，如家庭收入、主观健康状况和粮食不安全状况，都与幸福水平相关。食物素养水平也与幸福得分相关。在对与幸福相关的变量进行调整后，食物素养得分处于最高四分位数的参与者表示自己幸福的可能性是食物素养得分最低者的7.32倍。在控制了主观健康状况和社会人口学因素后，食物素养的三个领域和总食物素养在总体幸福感方面呈线性增加（<0.001）。
在对相关协变量进行调整后，较高水平的食物素养与较高幸福感得分相关。基于本研究，评估干预食物素养的方法以提高普通人群的幸福水平将是有意义的。
