Salas-García Miguel Amaury, Bernal-Orozco María Fernanda, Díaz-López Andrés, Betancourt-Núñez Alejandra, Nava-Amante Pablo Alejandro, Vizmanos Barbara
Departamento de Clínicas de la Reproducción Humana, Crecimiento y Desarrollo Infantil, División de Disciplinas Clínicas, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud (CUCS), Universidad de Guadalajara (UdeG), Guadalajara 44340, Mexico.
Laboratorio de Evaluación del Estado Nutricio, Departamento de Clínicas de la Reproducción Humana, Crecimiento y Desarrollo Infantil, División de Disciplinas Clínicas, Centro Universitario de Ciencias de la Salud (CUCS), Universidad de Guadalajara (UdeG), Guadalajara 44340, Mexico.
Foods. 2025 Jan 7;14(2):158. doi: 10.3390/foods14020158.
Several studies have explored food choice motives (FCMs), but their association with sociodemographic characteristics remains under-researched. This study aimed to examine the cross-sectional associations between sociodemographic factors and FCMs in a sample of Mexican adults. Sociodemographic data and eight FCMs' importance (health and natural content, mood, convenience, sensory appeal, price, food identity, image, and environmental concern) measured with a 75-item Updated Food Choice Questionnaire were studied in 786 participants (70% women, mean age: 24.7 years). The adjusted estimates from multivariable linear regressions are reported. Higher relative importance of convenience, price, and image management (all, < 0.05) were associated with men. Older participants (≥41 years) showed greater concern for environmental and wildlife awareness (EWA) ( = 0.04). Higher education was associated with higher appreciation of health and natural content and EWA (both, < 0.05), and less of sensory appeal and mood (both, < 0.05). Individuals in a relationship placed less importance on sensory appeal compared to singles ( = 0.008). Middle-low socioeconomic status was linked to higher importance of food identity ( = 0.039), while food insecurity was associated with higher concern for price and food identity (both, < 0.05). Our findings highlight the influence of sociodemographic factors on FCMs that might act as barriers or drivers for adopting healthy diets.
多项研究探讨了食物选择动机（FCMs），但其与社会人口学特征之间的关联仍研究不足。本研究旨在调查墨西哥成年人样本中社会人口学因素与食物选择动机之间的横断面关联。对786名参与者（70%为女性，平均年龄：24.7岁）的社会人口学数据以及用75项更新版食物选择问卷测量的8种食物选择动机的重要性（健康与天然成分、情绪、便利性、感官吸引力、价格、食物身份、形象和环境关注度）进行了研究。报告了多变量线性回归的调整估计值。便利性、价格和形象管理的相对重要性较高（均P<0.05）与男性相关。年龄较大的参与者（≥41岁）对环境和野生动物意识（EWA）的关注度更高（P = 0.04）。高等教育与对健康和天然成分以及EWA的更高评价相关（均P<0.05），而对感官吸引力和情绪的评价较低（均P<0.05）。处于恋爱关系中的个体与单身者相比，对感官吸引力的重视程度较低（P = 0.008）。社会经济地位中低与食物身份的更高重要性相关（P = 0.039），而粮食不安全与对价格和食物身份的更高关注度相关（均P<0.05）。我们的研究结果突出了社会人口学因素对食物选择动机的影响，这些因素可能成为采用健康饮食的障碍或驱动因素。
