Sun-Young Lee; Jin-A Kim; Sim-Yeol Lee

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A Study on Personality Characteristics, Eating Habits and Food Neophobia of High School Students: Sun-Young Lee, Jin-A Kim, Sim-Yeol Lee; Korean Journal of Community Nutrition 2019;24(1):38-46.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2019.24.1.38
Published online: February 28, 2019

¹Department of Home Economics Education, Graduate School of Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea, Student.

²Traditional Temple Food Institute, Seoul, Korea, Researcher.

³Department of Home Economics Education, Graduate School of Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea, Professor.

Corresponding author: Sim-Yeol Lee. Department of Home Economics Education, Dongguk University, Seoul 04620, Korea. Tel: (02) 2260-3413, Fax: (02) 2265-1170, slee@dongguk.edu

• Received: January 30, 2019 • Revised: February 13, 2019 • Accepted: February 13, 2019

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Abstract

Objectives
This study examined the relationship among personality characteristics, eating habits and food neophobia of high school students.
Methods
A self-administered questionnaire was applied to 512 students who were in the first and second grade in four different high schools in Gyeong-gi-province. The questionnaire was designed to examine the personality characteristics, eating habits, and food neophobia.
Results
The personality characteristics of both boys and girls had intimacy, openness/intelligence, extroversion, sincerity, and emotional stability from highest to lowest. The girls (2.00) had better eating habits than the boys (1.90)(p<0.05). To examine the level of food neophobia using the FNS (Food Neophobia Scale), girls tended to score higher in the FNS than boys (36.36 vs. 34.06). The relationship between the personal characteristics and eating habits showed a positive correlation (p<0.01). The relationship between the personal characteristics and food neophoia revealed a negative correlation with all personal characteristics (p<0.01).
Conclusions
The findings of the study confirmed the relationship among personal characteristics, eating habits, and food neophobia. This study is expected to provide ways to teach teenagers how to support their proper eating habits and personality characteristics.
Keywords: high school students; personality characteristics; eating habits; food neophobia

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Table 1

General characteristics of respondents

1) N (%), 2) ^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01

Table 2

Personality characteristics score according to the gender

1) 30 Scores for each Personality characteristics, 2) Mean ± SD, 3) ^*: p<0.05

Table 3

Eating habits score according to the gender

1) 1 score : 0~2 days, 2 score : 3~5 days, 3 score : 6~7 days (/1 week), 2) Mean ± SD, 3) ^*: p<0.05

Table 4

Food Neophobia Scale according to the gender

1) 7 scores for each question, 2) Mean ± SD, 3) ^*: p<0.05

Table 5

Correlation between personality characteristics and eating habits

1) ^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01

Table 6

Correlation between personality characteristics and food neophobia

1) ^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01

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A Study on Personality Characteristics, Eating Habits and Food Neophobia of High School Students

Korean J Community Nutr. 2019;24(1):38-46. Published online February 28, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2019.24.1.38

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A Study on Personality Characteristics, Eating Habits and Food Neophobia of High School Students

Table 1

General characteristics of respondents

1) N (%), 2) ^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01

Table 2

Personality characteristics score according to the gender

1) 30 Scores for each Personality characteristics, 2) Mean ± SD, 3) ^*: p<0.05

Table 3

Eating habits score according to the gender

1) 1 score : 0~2 days, 2 score : 3~5 days, 3 score : 6~7 days (/1 week), 2) Mean ± SD, 3) ^*: p<0.05

Table 4

Food Neophobia Scale according to the gender

1) 7 scores for each question, 2) Mean ± SD, 3) ^*: p<0.05

Table 5

Correlation between personality characteristics and eating habits

1) ^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01

Table 6

Correlation between personality characteristics and food neophobia

1) ^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01

Table 1 General characteristics of respondents

1) N (%), 2) ^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01

Table 2 Personality characteristics score according to the gender

1) 30 Scores for each Personality characteristics, 2) Mean ± SD, 3) ^*: p<0.05

Table 3 Eating habits score according to the gender

1) 1 score : 0~2 days, 2 score : 3~5 days, 3 score : 6~7 days (/1 week), 2) Mean ± SD, 3) ^*: p<0.05

Table 4 Food Neophobia Scale according to the gender

1) 7 scores for each question, 2) Mean ± SD, 3) ^*: p<0.05

Table 5 Correlation between personality characteristics and eating habits

1) ^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01

Table 6 Correlation between personality characteristics and food neophobia

1) ^*: p<0.05, ^**: p<0.01