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Kim and Hwang: The Relationship Between Children's Behavior Problem and Their Food Behaviors
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Korean Journal of Nutrition

Korean Journal of Nutrition 2010; 43(6): 578-587.

Published online: 31 December 2010

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4163/kjn.2010.43.6.578

The Relationship Between Children's Behavior Problem and Their Food Behaviors

Jung Hyun Kim1, Hae Shin Hwang2

1Department of Home Economics Education, Paichai University, Daejeon 302-735, Korea.

2Department of Family Welfare, Sangmyung University, Seoul 110-743, Korea.

To whom correspondence should be addressed. (hshwang@smu.ac.kr)

Received 20 October 2010       Revised 25 November 2010       Accepted 2 December 2010

© 2010 The Korean Nutrition Society

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the food behavior during the childhood, the influence of food behavior on internalizing and externalizing behavior problems, and the pattern of influence of food behavior on behavior problem depending on children's age and gender. A total of 171 children aged 5 and 6 years were selected who attended 3 nurseries and 1 kindergarten in Seoul, and the survey data responded by teachers were analyzed. The results were as follows. First, children with higher levels of food behavior showed less internalizing behavior problems compared to those with lower levels of food behavior. The main effects and interaction of gender and age were not significant. Second, children with higher levels of food behavior showed less externalizing behavior problems compared to those with lower levels of food behavior. For hyperactivity, interaction of age and food behavior was significant, and age and the interaction of age and food behavior affected children's agression. Food behavior of children affects behavior problem and, therefore, children with better food behavior showed less behavior problems in the same circumstances.

Keywords: food behaviors, behavior problem, internalizing behavior problem, externalizing behavior problem

Figures and Tables

Table 1
General characteristics of the subjects
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Table 2
Mean and standard deviation of internalizing behavior problem of children by age, gender, and food behavior
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Table 3
The effects of children's age, gender, and food behavior on internalizing behavior problems
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***: p < .001

Table 4
Mean and standard deviation of externalizing behavior problem of children by age, gender, and food behavior
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Table 5
The effects of childrem's age, gender, and food behavior on externalizing behavior problems
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*: p < 0.05, **: p < 0.01, ***: p < 0.001

Table 6
The effect of food behavior on hyperactivity by age
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***: p < 0.001

Table 7
The effect of food behavior on aggression by age
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***: p < 0.001

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