TY - JOUR
T1 - An Exploratory Analysis of Child Feeding Beliefs and Behaviors Included in Food Blogs Written by Mothers of Preschool-Aged Children
AU - Doub, Allison E.
AU - Small, Meg
AU - Birch, Leann
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship under Grant DGE1255832 . Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Data for this research article were collected as part of the first author's master's thesis.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior.
PY - 2016/2/1
Y1 - 2016/2/1
N2 - Objective: This study analyzed child feeding beliefs and behaviors, types of recipes, and their associations in blogs focused on child feeding. Design: The authors selected 13 blogs using purposive snowball sampling, from which 158 blog posts were sampled and coded using directed qualitative content analysis. Variables Measured: Child feeding beliefs and behaviors and types of recipes were coded using schemes developed from existing literature. Analysis: Code frequencies were calculated. Chi-square tests for independence examined associations between child feeding and recipe codes. Bonferroni corrections were applied: P < .05/(tests). Results: Child feeding beliefs and behaviors were coded in 78% and 49% of posts, respectively. Beliefs about children's food preferences (48% of posts) and involving children in food preparation (27% of posts) were the most frequent codes. Recipes were included in 66% of posts. Most recipes were for mixed dishes (32% of recipes), followed by sweets and desserts (19% of recipes). Vegetable recipes were more likely in posts that included behavior encouraging balance and variety (χ2 [1, n = 104] = 18.54; P < .001). Conclusions and Implications: Blog posts contained information that may influence readers' child feeding practices. Future research should explore how mothers use blogs to learn about child feeding.
AB - Objective: This study analyzed child feeding beliefs and behaviors, types of recipes, and their associations in blogs focused on child feeding. Design: The authors selected 13 blogs using purposive snowball sampling, from which 158 blog posts were sampled and coded using directed qualitative content analysis. Variables Measured: Child feeding beliefs and behaviors and types of recipes were coded using schemes developed from existing literature. Analysis: Code frequencies were calculated. Chi-square tests for independence examined associations between child feeding and recipe codes. Bonferroni corrections were applied: P < .05/(tests). Results: Child feeding beliefs and behaviors were coded in 78% and 49% of posts, respectively. Beliefs about children's food preferences (48% of posts) and involving children in food preparation (27% of posts) were the most frequent codes. Recipes were included in 66% of posts. Most recipes were for mixed dishes (32% of recipes), followed by sweets and desserts (19% of recipes). Vegetable recipes were more likely in posts that included behavior encouraging balance and variety (χ2 [1, n = 104] = 18.54; P < .001). Conclusions and Implications: Blog posts contained information that may influence readers' child feeding practices. Future research should explore how mothers use blogs to learn about child feeding.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jneb.2015.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jneb.2015.09.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 26601887
AN - SCOPUS:84958119895
VL - 48
SP - 93-103.e1
JO - Journal of Nutrition Education
JF - Journal of Nutrition Education
SN - 1499-4046
IS - 2
ER -