Why are adults giving food treats to children?
Project Reference: 02-2016
Status: Completed
Commencement Date: February 2017
Project Duration: 15 months
Abstract:
A mixed and multiple methods approach will be taken to understand the nature of food treat behaviours among adults on the island of Ireland. The study will explore perspectives from a cross-section of society drawing on views of parents, grandparents, teachers, carers, sports and leisure trainers/facilitators who care for children, to identify their rationales for providing particular foods from behavioural, nutritional and emotional perspectives and the socio-environmental contexts in which these decisions are made.
Principal Contractor(s):
Dr Celine Murrin, University College Dublin
Collaborator(s):
Prof Barabara Livingstone, Ulster University
Dr John Kearney, Dublin Institute of Technology
Dr Kirsty Pourshahidi, Ulster University
Dr Robert Mooney, Amarach
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