An Exploratory Analysis of Child Feeding Beliefs and Behaviors Included in Food Blogs Written by Mothers of Preschool-Aged Children

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• 作者：Allison E. Doub ; MS¹ ; ^{aed5142@psu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Meg Small ; PhD² ; Leann Birch ; PhD³
• 关键词：blogs ; child feeding practices ; recipes ; social media ; mothers
• 刊名：Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：February 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：48
• 期：2
• 页码：93-103.e1
• 全文大小：1005 K

文摘

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/(n 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.