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Evaluation of a peer support intervention to improve the breakfast habits of Japanese college students
| Title: | Evaluation of a peer support intervention to improve the breakfast habits of Japanese college students |
| Authors: | Okabe, Chiho Browse this author | | Sai, Akira Browse this author →KAKEN DB | | Yamauchi, Taro Browse this author →KAKEN DB |
| Keywords: | Behaviour change | | breakfast habit | | breakfast skipping | | college students | | peer support |
| Issue Date: | 20-Oct-2022 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
| Journal Title: | Health Education Journal |
| Volume: | 81 |
| Issue: | 8 |
| Start Page: | 1028 |
| End Page: | 1038 |
| Publisher DOI: | 10.1177/00178969221131891 |
| Abstract: | Objectives: This study investigated the impact of a peer support intervention on the breakfast habits of university students in Japan. Both breakfast frequency and breakfast composition were assessed. Design: The study adopted a combination of convergent and intervention designs and used a mixed-methods approach. Setting: College-based peer-support intervention taking place in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Method: Questionnaires on demographic characteristics and breakfast habits were administered to participants (n = 27) before the online workshop, immediately afterwards, and at 3 and 6 months after the peer support intervention, coupled with a 4-week breakfast status report. Semi-structured interviews were then conducted with 17 participants to gain a more detailed understanding of the impact of the intervention. Results: Quantitative results showed that immediately after the intervention, breakfast intake frequency and breakfast composition improved significantly; however, post-intervention, there was a difference in persistence between frequency and composition. In the qualitative element of the study, 'peer stimulation' and 'coercion' were identified as drivers of the changes identified. In addition, 'changes in awareness and behaviour' and 'realisation of the need for breakfast' were noted by participants. Conclusion: Peer support interventions can improve the breakfast habits of university students. A follow-up intervention within 6 months for breakfast frequency and within 3 months for breakfast composition following the intervention may help sustain the observed beneficial effects. |
| Rights: | Okabe, C., Sai, A., & Yamauchi, T., Evaluation of a peer support intervention to improve the breakfast habits of Japanese college students, Health Education Journal 81(8) pp. 1028-1038. Copyright © 2022 by The Authors. DOI: 10.1177/00178969221131891. |
| Type: | article (author version) |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2115/87309 |
| Appears in Collections: | 保健科学院・保健科学研究院 (Graduate School of Health Sciences / Faculty of Health Sciences) > 雑誌発表論文等 (Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, etc)
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Submitter: 山内 太郎
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