Dietary Behavior: An Interdisciplinary Conceptual Analysis and Taxonomy

Frontiers in Psychology

Marta Stelmach-Mardas¹  Stefan Hoffmann²  Sylvie Issanchou³  Pablo Monsivais⁴  Heiner Boeing⁵  Nanna Lien⁶  Britta Renner⁷  F. Marijn Stok⁷  Mario Mazzocchi⁸  Regina Ensenauer⁹  Julia Allan^1,10  Dorothee Volkert^1,11  Eva Kiesswetter^1,11 

[1] 0Department of Biophysics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland;1Department of Marketing, Institute of Business Administration, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany;Centre des Sciences du Goût et de l’Alimentation, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France;Centre for Diet and Activity Research, MRC Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Metabolic Science, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom;Department of Epidemiology, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany;Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;Department of Psychology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany;Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy;Experimental Pediatrics and Metabolism, University Children’s Hospital, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany;Health Psychology, The Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom;Institute for Biomedicine of Aging, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany;

关键词: taxonomy;    ontology;    cumulative science;    dietary intake;    diet;    food choice;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01689

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Dietary behavior encompasses many aspects, terms for which are used inconsistently across different disciplines and research traditions. This hampers communication and comparison across disciplines and impedes the development of a cumulative science. We describe the conceptual analysis of the fuzzy umbrella concept “dietary behavior” and present the development of an interdisciplinary taxonomy of dietary behavior.Methods: A four-phase multi-method approach was employed. Input was provided by 76 scholars involved in an international research project focusing on the determinants of dietary behavior. Input was collected from the scholars via an online mind mapping procedure. After structuring, condensing, and categorizing this input into a compact taxonomy, the result was presented to all scholars, discussed extensively, and adapted. A second revision round was then conducted among a core working group.Results: A total of 145 distinct entries were made in the original mind mapping procedure. The subsequent steps allowed us to reduce and condense the taxonomy into a final product consisting of 34 terms organized into three main categories: Food Choice, Eating Behavior, and Dietary Intake/Nutrition. In a live discussion session attended by 50 of the scholars involved in the development of the taxonomy, it was judged to adequately reflect their input and to be a valid and useful starting point for interdisciplinary understanding and collaboration.Conclusion: The current taxonomy can be used as a tool to facilitate understanding and cooperation between different disciplines investigating dietary behavior, which may contribute to a more successful approach to tackling the complex public health challenges faced by the field. The taxonomy need not be viewed as a final product, but can continue to grow in depth and width as additional experts provide their input.

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