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DIETARY ACCULTURATION OF CHINESE STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES

Peng, Liying
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1134770987

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2005, Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Akron, Nutrition and Dietetics.
Chinese student groups in the U.S. are one the largest ethnic students groups in the U.S. Their lives were changed a lot by the experience of studying abroad. Information about their health beliefs and dietary habits is helpful for the dietitian and other health care providers. This study was designed to determine the main factors affecting dietary acculturation of Chinese students studying at universities in the U.S., as well as the dietary changes caused by acculturation. A survey questionnaire, including demographic information, food preparation patterns, meal consumption patterns, and a dietary acculturation scale was used to collect data. The dietary acculturation scale was used to evaluate the trend of eastern acculturation or western acculturation, and the data gained from the scale was converted into a dietary acculturation score. A total of 105 Chinese students in the greater Akron area participated in the study. Demographic information, living and dining conditions, food preparation and food choices, meal patterns, snack habits, and dietary acculturation scores were analyzed. Results revealed that this particular population had an average acculturation score of 58 (non-acculturated score 26). The percentage of participants always eating home cooked food increased from 62.9% to 82.9% since moving to the U.S. About 69% of participants reported experiencing snack content changes, and 12.4% of participants experiencing snack preparation changes. The survey data suggested that Chinese students experienced meaningful dietary acculturation changes while living in the U.S. In this study, there was no significant difference of the dietary acculturation score between the young and old groups of Chinese students (p=.831). Female Chinese students were more likely to have western acculturated food habits than were males. Further study should be done to investigate the detailed gender dietary changes and reasons for these changes in this population. It is important for researchers to combine residence length and age while studying their influence on dietary acculturation.
Deborah Marino (Advisor)
67 p.
DIETARY ACCULTURATION; CHINESE STUDENTS; food; acculturation score

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  • Peng, L. (2005). DIETARY ACCULTURATION OF CHINESE STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES [Master's thesis, University of Akron]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1134770987

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Peng, Liying. DIETARY ACCULTURATION OF CHINESE STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. 2005. University of Akron, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1134770987.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Peng, Liying. "DIETARY ACCULTURATION OF CHINESE STUDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES." Master's thesis, University of Akron, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1134770987

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