Schafer R B, Keith P M
J Am Diet Assoc. 1981 Feb;78(2):144-8.
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of the family life cycle on factors that influence food habits. Three hundred thirty-six married couples representing our four family life cycle were randomly selected and interviewed. Each partner was asked how important 14 different sources of influence were on his/her food decisions. Sources of influence included media, classes, government information, significant others, and financial and health concerns. These sources had their greatest impact on young families who were establishing family food habits. Impact of these influences changed only moderately for other life cycle stages, indicating more stabilized food habits for these marriage partners. Wives were more influenced than husbands in each life cycle stage. Health concerns, cost, and nuclear family members were the most important sources of influence. Information from the media, government, food classes, and extension had little to moderate influence.
本研究的目的是考察家庭生命周期对影响饮食习惯的因素的作用。随机选取了代表我们四个家庭生命周期的336对已婚夫妇并进行访谈。询问了每一位伴侣14种不同影响源对其食物决策的重要程度。影响源包括媒体、课程、政府信息、重要他人以及经济和健康方面的考虑。这些影响源对正在建立家庭饮食习惯的年轻家庭影响最大。对于其他生命周期阶段，这些影响的作用变化不大，表明这些婚姻伴侣的饮食习惯更为稳定。在每个生命周期阶段，妻子比丈夫受影响更大。对健康的关注、成本以及核心家庭成员是最重要的影响源。来自媒体、政府、食品课程和推广机构的信息影响较小或适中。
