Meg Bruening1, Jennifer Huberty1, Kara Skelton1, Stephanie Brennhofer1, Mariya Voytyuk1. 1. Meg Bruening, Assistant Professor, School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Arizona State University. Jennifer Huberty, Associate Professor, School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Arizona State University. Kara Skelton, Department of Human Studies, University of Alabama at Birmingham. Stephanie Brennhofer, Program Manager, School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Arizona State University. Mariya Voytyuk, PhD Candidate, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research was to qualitatively assess young people's perceptions about how friends' impact eating and physical activity (PA) behaviors. METHODS: Emerging adults (N=52; mean age=18.7±0.6 years; 50% female) attending a large 4-year college campus in the southwest were enrolled in focus groups (N=10). Following saturation, the research team met to establish consensus and co-create a codebook from which two researchers independently coded each focus group. Coders continually discussed themes to ensure consistency of coding. RESULTS: Initially, youth reported that their friends' did not influence their eating/PA. The major social facilitators identified by students were encouragement, social cues, celebrations, shared experiences, pressure. CONCLUSION: Several social facilitators impacted eating and PA. These factors should be considered when designing obesity interventions with emerging adults.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research was to qualitatively assess young people's perceptions about how friends' impact eating and physical activity (PA) behaviors. METHODS: Emerging adults (N=52; mean age=18.7±0.6 years; 50% female) attending a large 4-year college campus in the southwest were enrolled in focus groups (N=10). Following saturation, the research team met to establish consensus and co-create a codebook from which two researchers independently coded each focus group. Coders continually discussed themes to ensure consistency of coding. RESULTS: Initially, youth reported that their friends' did not influence their eating/PA. The major social facilitators identified by students were encouragement, social cues, celebrations, shared experiences, pressure. CONCLUSION: Several social facilitators impacted eating and PA. These factors should be considered when designing obesity interventions with emerging adults.
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Keywords:
emerging adults; focus groups; social facilitators for eating and physical activity
Authors: Jinan C Banna; Opal Vanessa Buchthal; Treena Delormier; Hilary M Creed-Kanashiro; Mary E Penny Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2016-01-15 Impact factor: 3.295