Yasmeen Bushra, Fischer Florian
School of Sociology, Minhaj University, Civic Center Twp Commercial Area Lahore, Lahore 54770, Pakistan.
Institute of Public Health, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Nutrients. 2024 Nov 28;16(23):4126. doi: 10.3390/nu16234126.
Technological advancement has evolved dynamics in the pace of day-to-day life. Economic and social development has introduced new meanings at individual and societal levels. Modernity and development have transformed the social fabric and relationships. Social media has instigated a tremendous multifaceted transformation in lifestyle. An increase in disposable income from prepared food, especially contemporary cuisines, has evolved diversified changes in consumers' behavior. These changes include trends, perceptions, consumption patterns, and modes of fast food (quality, quantity, tastes), including delivery systems, among all age groups and genders. This study investigated the factors that influence food choices towards contemporary cuisine, the influence of contemporary cuisine food choice on homemade/traditional foods, and how food choices of contemporary cuisines affect family ties. In this exploratory study, a cross-sectional quantitative survey research method was used to obtain the insights of youths. A systematic random sampling procedure was adopted. We recruited at a public sector university of Lahore, namely, the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab. The sample size was 260. We used modified versions of the Food Frequency Questionnaire and the Food Choice Questionnaire to assess the food choices of contemporary cuisine, homemade/traditional food, and family ties. The Cronbach's coefficient alpha level varied from 0.62 to 0.85 among scales. We performed descriptive and inferential statistics (factor analysis and multivariate regression analysis) by using SPSS 23. Age and education showed a significant relationship with traditional food. Taste was the only factor identified for food choices of contemporary cuisine. Traditional food and family ties were the factors identified in the analysis. Food choices of contemporary cuisines were found to be just for good taste and fun. Homemade food regulates the traditions of traditional food. Cooking and dinning together not only maintained the food choices but also encourage and motivate the connectedness and closeness that strengthen family ties.
技术进步改变了日常生活的节奏。经济和社会发展在个人和社会层面引入了新的意义。现代性和发展改变了社会结构和人际关系。社交媒体引发了生活方式的巨大多方面转变。预制食品，尤其是当代美食带来的可支配收入增加，使消费者行为发生了多样化变化。这些变化包括所有年龄组和性别的潮流、观念、消费模式以及快餐（质量、数量、口味）模式，包括外卖系统。本研究调查了影响对当代美食食物选择的因素、当代美食食物选择对自制/传统食物的影响，以及当代美食的食物选择如何影响家庭关系。在这项探索性研究中，采用横断面定量调查研究方法来获取年轻人的见解。采用了系统随机抽样程序。我们在拉合尔的一所公立大学，即旁遮普大学社会与文化研究学院进行招募。样本量为260。我们使用了经过修改的食物频率问卷和食物选择问卷来评估当代美食、自制/传统食物的食物选择以及家庭关系。各量表的克朗巴哈系数α水平在0.62至0.85之间。我们使用SPSS 23进行描述性和推断性统计（因子分析和多元回归分析）。年龄和教育程度与传统食物呈现出显著关系。口味是当代美食食物选择中唯一确定的因素。传统食物和家庭关系是分析中确定的因素。发现当代美食的食物选择仅仅是为了美味和乐趣。自制食物传承了传统食物的传统。一起做饭和用餐不仅维持了食物选择，还促进和激发了加强家庭关系的联系感和亲密感。
