The Effects of Horticultural Activity Program on Vegetable Preference of Elementary School Students

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Ha-Ram Kim¹  Seon-Ok Kim²  Sin-Ae Park² 

[1] Department of Animal and Plant Assisted Therapy, Graduate School of Agriculture and Animal Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea;Department of Bio and Healing Convergence, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea;

关键词: eating habits;    horticultural education;    mediating factors;    nutrition education;    parent education;    vegetable intake;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph18158100

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This study was conducted to investigate effects of a horticultural activity program based on a mediating variable model for improving vegetable preference among elementary students. A quasi-experimental design was employed with 136 students and 136 primary carers in Seoul, South Korea. Based on the mediation model for improving children’s vegetable preference, 12 sessions were conducted, including gardening, nutrition education, and cooking activities using harvests. The program was conducted weekly for 12 weeks from March to July 2019. To investigate the effect of this program, mediating factors of the children were evaluated before and after the program. Pearson correlation analysis was used to identify the mediating factors. The nutrition index, attitude, knowledge, and eating habits of the primary carers were evaluated. Results showed children’s nutrition and gardening knowledge, dietary self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, and vegetable preference were significantly improved (p < 0.001). Primary carers showed significant improvement in the nutrition index, knowledge, and attitude (p < 0.05). The correlation analysis confirmed that most of the mediating factors had significant correlations (p < 0.05). Therefore, administering a structured program involving horticultural activities and nutrition education as mediating factors for 12 sessions was effective in improving eating behavior for vegetables elementary school students and primary carers.

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