The relationship between subjective well-being and food: a qualitative study based on children’s perspectives
Purpose Despite the lack of consensus regarding which life satisfaction domains should be included in the study of children’s subjective well-being (SWB), some domains are frequently considered, such as satisfaction with health. However, some others, such as satisfaction with food, are barely taken...
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| description | Purpose Despite the lack of consensus regarding which life satisfaction domains should be included in the study of children’s subjective well-being (SWB), some domains are frequently considered, such as satisfaction with health. However, some others, such as satisfaction with food, are barely taken into account, despite the impact eating habits have on children’s health and well-being. We adopt a qualitative approach to explore the role food plays in children’s SWB, providing for a more in-depth analysis of children’s perceptions and evaluations on a still insufficiently known domain of life satisfaction. Method Sixteen discussion groups were held with 112 Spanish students (10–12 years old) from six schools. The transcripts were analy sed and themes reflecting the key concepts were defined using reflexive thematic analysis. Results Five themes emerged from the children’s discourses on the relationship between food and SWB: health, pleasure, emotions, commensality—i.e., eating together—and food-empowerment—thus offering new insights from children’s perspectives. Conclusion Almost all of the participants established a relationship between their SWB and their eating behaviour, meaning that, within the challenges facing public health, SWB must be taken into account when promoting healthy eating programmes for children. Also, group discussion is found to be a very powerful tool for exploring topics with subjective connotations among child populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6aa6f87d48694b9f9631edaf9e686c2f2023-12-07T15:12:02ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being1748-26231748-26312023-12-0118110.1080/17482631.2023.21892182189218The relationship between subjective well-being and food: a qualitative study based on children’s perspectivesCristina Vaqué-Crusellas0Mònica González-Carrasco1Ferran Casas2University of Vic – Central University of CataloniaUniversity of GironaUniversity Andrés BelloPurpose Despite the lack of consensus regarding which life satisfaction domains should be included in the study of children’s subjective well-being (SWB), some domains are frequently considered, such as satisfaction with health. However, some others, such as satisfaction with food, are barely taken into account, despite the impact eating habits have on children’s health and well-being. We adopt a qualitative approach to explore the role food plays in children’s SWB, providing for a more in-depth analysis of children’s perceptions and evaluations on a still insufficiently known domain of life satisfaction. Method Sixteen discussion groups were held with 112 Spanish students (10–12 years old) from six schools. The transcripts were analy sed and themes reflecting the key concepts were defined using reflexive thematic analysis. Results Five themes emerged from the children’s discourses on the relationship between food and SWB: health, pleasure, emotions, commensality—i.e., eating together—and food-empowerment—thus offering new insights from children’s perspectives. Conclusion Almost all of the participants established a relationship between their SWB and their eating behaviour, meaning that, within the challenges facing public health, SWB must be taken into account when promoting healthy eating programmes for children. Also, group discussion is found to be a very powerful tool for exploring topics with subjective connotations among child populations.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17482631.2023.2189218childrenwell-beingfoodfood well-beingsatisfaction with foodsubjective well-being |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Vaqué-Crusellas Mònica González-Carrasco Ferran Casas The relationship between subjective well-being and food: a qualitative study based on children’s perspectives International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being children well-being food food well-being satisfaction with food subjective well-being |
| title | The relationship between subjective well-being and food: a qualitative study based on children’s perspectives |
| title_full | The relationship between subjective well-being and food: a qualitative study based on children’s perspectives |
| title_fullStr | The relationship between subjective well-being and food: a qualitative study based on children’s perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | The relationship between subjective well-being and food: a qualitative study based on children’s perspectives |
| title_short | The relationship between subjective well-being and food: a qualitative study based on children’s perspectives |
| title_sort | relationship between subjective well being and food a qualitative study based on children s perspectives |
| topic | children well-being food food well-being satisfaction with food subjective well-being |
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