1. An Evaluation of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Perceived Social Distancing Policies in Relation to Planning, Selecting, and Preparing Healthy Meals
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Backer, C.D., Teunissen, L., Cuykx, I., Decorte, P., Pabian, S., Gerritsen, S., Matthys, C., Sabbah, H.A., Royen, K.V., Bergheim, I., Staltner, R., Devine, A., Sambell, R., Wallace, R., Allehdan, S.S., Alalwan, T.A., Al-Mannai, M.A., Ismail, L.C., Ouvrein, G., Poels, K., Vandebosch, H., Maldoy, K., Smits, T., Vrinten, J., Desmet, A., Teughels, N., Geuens, M., Vermeir, I., Proesmans, V., Hudders, L., De Barcellos, M.D., Ostermann, C., Brock, A.L., Favieiro, C., Trizotto, R., Stangherlin, I., Mafra, A.L., Varella, M.A.C., Valentova, J.V., Fisher, M.L., Maceacheron, M., White, K., Habib, R., Dobson, D.S., Schnettler, B., Orellana, L., Miranda-Zapata, E., Chang, A.W.-Y., Jiao, W., Tingchi, M., Liu, Grunert, K.G., Christensen, R.N., Reisch, L., Janssen, M., Abril-Ulloa, V., Encalada, L., Kamel, I., Vainio, A., Niva, M., Salmivaara, L., Makela, J., Torkkeli, K., Mai, R., Kerschke-Risch, P., Altsitsiadis, E., Stamos, A., Antronikidis, A., Tsafarakis, S., Delias, P., Rasekhi, H., Vafa, M.R., Majid, K., Eftekhari, H., Henchion, M., McCarthy, S., McCarthy, M., Micalizzi, A., Schulz, P.J., Farinosi, M., Komatsu, H., Tanaka, N., Kubota, H., Tayyem, R., Al-Awwad, N.J., Al-Bayyari, N., Ibrahim, M.O., Hammouh, F., Dashti, S., Dashti, B., Alkharaif, D., Alshatti, A., Mazedi, M.A., Hoteit, M., Mansour, R., Naim, E., Mortada, H., Gomez, Y.Y.G., Geyskens, K., Goukens, C., Roy, R., Egli, V., Morenga, L.T., Waly, M., Qasrawi, R., Hamdan, M., Sier, R.A., Al Halawa, D.A., Al Sabbah, H., Agha, H., Liria-Dominguez, M.R., Palomares, L., Sowicz, G.W., Bawadi, H., Othman, M., Pakari, J., Farha, A.A., Abu-El-ruz, R., Petrescu, D.C., Petrescu-Mag, R.M., Arion, F., Vesa, S.C., Alkhalaf, M.M., Bookari, K., Arrish, J., Rahim, Z., Kheng, R., Ngqangashe, Y., McHiza, Z.J.-R., Gonzalez-Gross, M., Pantoja-Arevalo, L., Gesteiro, E., Rios, Y., Yiga, P., Ogwok, P., Ocen, D., Bamuwamye, M., Taha, Z., Aldhaheri, A., Pineda, E., Miraldo, M., Holford, D.L., Van den Bulck, H., Language, Communication and Cognition, Corona Cooking Survey Study Group, Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS), Department of Forest Sciences, Department of Social Research (2010-2017), Department of Economics and Management, Teacher Education, Department of Education, Maker@STEAM, Forest Economics, Business and Society, Consumer Studies Research Group, Marketing & Supply Chain Management, RS: GSBE Theme Human Decisions and Policy Design, and RS: GSBE Theme Data-Driven Decision-Making
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0301 basic medicine ,Gerontology ,STRESS ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Social Sciences ,B400 ,COOKING ,food selection ,0302 clinical medicine ,Endocrinology ,psychological distress ,Pandemic ,030212 general & internal medicine ,media_common ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,food preparation ,Social distance ,Multilevel model ,Brief Research Report ,Health equity ,Diabetes and Metabolism ,nutrition ,Feeling ,OBESITY ,Food selection ,3143 Nutrition ,Psychology ,TEMPO ,time availability ,Life Sciences & Biomedicine ,lcsh:Nutrition. Foods and food supply ,1001 Agricultural Biotechnology ,Food preparation ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,lcsh:TX341-641 ,D600 ,03 medical and health sciences ,Sciences sociales ,TIME PRESSURE ,030109 nutrition & dietetics ,Science & Technology ,Nutrition & Dietetics ,COVID-19 ,food literacy ,Sciences humaines ,Enabling ,Corona Cooking Survey Study Group ,Observational study ,1111 Nutrition and Dietetics ,Human medicine ,food planning ,Food Science - Abstract
ObjectivesTo examine changes in planning, selecting, and preparing healthy foods in relation to personal factors (time, money, stress) and social distancing policies during the COVID-19 crisis.MethodsUsing cross-sectional online surveys collected in 38 countries worldwide in April-June 2020 (N = 37,207, Mage 36.7 SD 14.43, 73.6% women), we compared changes in food literacy behaviors to changes in personal factors and social distancing policies, using hierarchical multiple regression analyses controlling for sociodemographic variables.ResultsIncreases in planning (4.7 SD 1.2, 4.9 SD 1.3), selecting (3.8 SD 1.7, 3.8 SD 1.7), and preparing (4.6 SD 1.3, 4.7 SD 1.3) healthy foods were found for women and men, and positively related to perceived time availability among women and stay-at-home policies for planning and preparing in women. Psychological distress was a barrier for women, and an enabler for men. COVID-19 induced financial stress was a barrier depending on various sociodemographic variables (all p < 0.01).ConclusionStay-at-home policies and feelings of having more time during COVID-19 seem to have improved food literacy among women. Stress and other social distancing policies relate to food literacy in more complex ways, highlighting the necessity of a health equity lens.
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- 2021
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