A population-based study of preschoolers' food neophobia and its associations with food preferences Russell, Catherine Georgina and Worsley, Anthony 2008, A population-based study of preschoolers' food neophobia and its associations with food preferences, Journal of nutrition education and behavior, vol. 40, no. 1, January-February, pp. 11-19, doi: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.03.007. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title A population-based study of preschoolers' food neophobia and its associations with food preferences Author(s) Russell, Catherine Georgina Worsley, Anthony orcid.org/0000-0002-4635-6059 Journal name Journal of nutrition education and behavior Volume number 40 Issue number 1 Season January-February Start page 11 End page 19 Total pages 9 Publisher Decker Place of publication Hamilton, Ont. Publication date 2008-01 ISSN 1499-4046 1878-2620 Keyword(s) food likes preschool children Australia food neophobia food preferences Summary Objective: This cross-sectional study was designed to investigate the relationships between food preferences, food neophobia, and children’s characteristics among a population-based sample of preschoolers. Design: A parent-report questionnaire. Setting: Child-care centers, kindergartens, playgroups, day nurseries, and swimming centers. Subjects: 371 two- to five-year-old Australian children. Outcome Measures: Associations between food neophobia and the food preferences and characteristics. Analysis: Analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, Pearson product-moment correlations, and Fisher z test were used to estimate and compare the associations between these variables. Results: Food neophobia was associated with reduced preferences for all food groups, but especially for vegetables (r = −0.60; P < .001). It was also associated with liking fewer food types (r = −0.55; P < .001), disliking more food types (r = 0.42; P < .001), the number of untried food types (r = 0.25; P < .001), a less varied range of food preferences (r = −0.59; P < .001), and less healthful food preferences overall (r = −0.55; P < .001). No significant relationships (P < .01) were observed between food neophobia and a child’s age, sex, or history of breast-feeding. Conclusions: The study confirms and extends results obtained in experimental research and population-based intake studies of food neophobia to children’s everyday food preferences. The findings suggest that preschool children’s everyday food preferences are strongly associated with food neophobia but not with children’s age, sex, or history of breast-feeding. When aiming to influence children’s food preferences, the effects of food neophobia and strategies to reduce it should be considered. Language eng DOI 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.03.007 Field of Research 111199 Nutrition and Dietetics not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 970111 Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences HERDC Research category C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2008, Society For Nutrition Education Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30035013 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition Related Links Link Description Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 30 May 2011, 10:57:01 EST Tue, 02 Aug 2011, 15:02:51 EST Tue, 02 Aug 2011, 15:04:26 EST Wed, 01 Feb 2012, 15:14:55 EST Mon, 20 Feb 2012, 09:41:03 EST Mon, 16 Jun 2014, 18:03:35 EST Tue, 17 Jun 2014, 11:27:43 EST Thu, 11 Dec 2014, 17:04:19 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 102 times in TR Web of Science Cited 110 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 920 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 30 May 2011, 10:57:01 EST