Peer influence on eating behaviour in early childhood: A scoping review

IF 4.6 2区医学 Q1 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Appetite Pub Date : 2024-10-09 DOI:10.1016/j.appet.2024.107708

Sarah Street , Kym Simoncini , Rebecca Byrne

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Abstract

Objective

Peers can significantly influence eating behaviours in school-aged children and adolescents. Studies vary in methodology and terminology and report inconsistent age and sex differences. No review has collated evidence within early childhood. This review aims to explore what is currently known about peer influence and eating behaviours in young children and identify knowledge gaps regarding commonly assessed eating behaviours, peer definitions, peer influence assessment methods, and theoretical frameworks.

Methods

A search of electronic databases (Embase, ERIC, Medline, APA PsycInfo, Scopus) was conducted. The review included peer-reviewed, primary research that explored peer influence on eating behaviour in any group context, published between 1980 and 2023, available in English full-text. Participants were aged between two and seven years. Primary and secondary screening were conducted by two authors. Data extraction was conducted by one author with a second author duplicating 25%.

Results

Twenty-six of the 3961 unique identified studies met inclusion criteria. Most studies (76%) report peers to influence eating behaviours. Peer influence was a primary aim in 18 studies, of which 17 were experimental, and peer influence emerged as a finding in seven studies. All phenomena of interest varied widely. Eating behaviour concept definitions were inconsistent, with four studies assessing hypothetical eating behaviours. Peers varied by age, familiarity, and in-person versus remote exposures. Six theoretical frameworks were referenced, and eleven studies lacked theoretical underpinning. No studies measured peer influence directly or obtained children's perspectives.

Conclusions

Peers may influence eating behaviours within early childhood. Peer familiarity and age potentially impact peer influence magnitude. Variations in study design and peer definitions make comparisons challenging. Future research should utilise observational designs to explore peer influence on child eating behaviours within naturalistic settings.

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同伴对幼儿期饮食行为的影响：范围审查。

目的同伴会对学龄儿童和青少年的饮食行为产生重大影响。研究方法和术语各不相同，报告的年龄和性别差异也不一致。目前还没有综述对幼儿期的证据进行整理。本综述旨在探索目前有关同伴影响和幼儿饮食行为的知识，并找出在通常评估的饮食行为、同伴定义、同伴影响评估方法和理论框架方面的知识差距：方法：对电子数据库（Embase、ERIC、Medline、APA PsycInfo、Scopus）进行了检索。综述包括1980年至2023年间发表的、经同行评审的、探讨同伴在任何群体背景下对饮食行为的影响的主要研究，并提供英文全文。参与者的年龄在两岁到七岁之间。初选和复选由两位作者进行。数据提取由一位作者完成，第二位作者重复25%：在 3961 项已确定的研究中，有 26 项符合纳入标准。大多数研究（76%）报告了同伴对饮食行为的影响。同伴影响是 18 项研究的主要目的，其中 17 项是实验性的，同伴影响是 7 项研究的发现。所有感兴趣的现象都大相径庭。进食行为概念的定义不一致，有四项研究对假设的进食行为进行了评估。同伴因年龄、熟悉程度、亲身接触与远程接触而有所不同。参考了六个理论框架，有十一项研究缺乏理论支持。没有研究直接测量同伴的影响或获得儿童的观点：结论：同伴可能会影响幼儿期的饮食行为。同伴的熟悉程度和年龄可能会影响同伴影响的程度。研究设计和同伴定义的差异使得比较具有挑战性。未来的研究应利用观察设计来探讨同伴在自然环境中对儿童饮食行为的影响。

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Appetite 医学-行为科学

CiteScore

9.10

自引率

11.10%

发文量

566

审稿时长

13.4 weeks

期刊介绍： Appetite is an international research journal specializing in cultural, social, psychological, sensory and physiological influences on the selection and intake of foods and drinks. It covers normal and disordered eating and drinking and welcomes studies of both human and non-human animal behaviour toward food. Appetite publishes research reports, reviews and commentaries. Thematic special issues appear regularly. From time to time the journal carries abstracts from professional meetings. Submissions to Appetite are expected to be based primarily on observations directly related to the selection and intake of foods and drinks; papers that are primarily focused on topics such as nutrition or obesity will not be considered unless they specifically make a novel scientific contribution to the understanding of appetite in line with the journal's aims and scope.