1. The analysis on the effect toward female students' eating habit : Simultaneous analysis in multiple populations relating to domicile with grandparents
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Kobayashi, Keiko and Nakano, Takahiro
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simultaneous analysis in multiple population ,family structure ,dietary habit - Abstract
Bulletin, This study investigates the influence on dietary habits by examining the experience of living with grandparents. The survey sample comprised 381 female college students at Japan Women's College of Physical Education who were second grade in 2002 and 2003. Firstly, the target group agreed to answer a questionnaire-with a pre-explanation-by which we were able to analyze by mass examination. The response rate of this survey was 100%. It consisted of 16 questions on past dietary behavior, 10 questions on current and 5 questions on future dietary behavior. In addition, we researched past life style concerning the experience of living with grand parents under the influence of eating behavior. The results of the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) demonstrated that constructive validity over factorial structure of current, past and future eating behavior was verified. Three factors of past, three factors of current and two factors of future over factorial structure were confirmed. Next, causal structure of consciousness between past dietary behavior and current and future dietary behavior was confirmed using structural equation modeling. It was clarified that the past dietary behavior had a significant effect on the consciousness of current and future dietary habits. Finally, using simultaneous analysis in multiple populations, fluctuation of variance of factorial structure was examined between experience of living with and without grandparents. These results indicate that the experience of living with grandparents was influenced to current and future dietary behavior.
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- 2006