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The Effects of Studying Abroad on College Students' Eating Behaviors and the Impact of Food on Overall Study Abroad Experience

Wertz, Kaitlyn Joy
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1620332875434809

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2021, BS, Kent State University, College of Education, Health and Human Services / School of Health Sciences.
Studying abroad repeatedly portrays a positive and transformative experience that has lasting effects on students' lives (Hanna, 2016). Food is a key non-institutional factor that plays a role in a student's overall study abroad experience. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the experience of studying abroad in Florence, Italy on eating behaviors of university students and to determine if food impacts overall study abroad experience. Data for this study was obtained through an Informational Interview with an Italian Psychologist while in Florence, Italy as well as the Study Abroad and Food Experience (SAFE) Survey. The SAFE survey addressed demographics, food experience while in Florence, food experience upon returning home and the extent to which food impacted overall student abroad experience. Results showed that at the two month follow up, 40 participants reported some form of behavior change and after six months, 49 participants experienced behavior change. A mean of (M=7.5, SD=1.7) was found when students were asked to rate on a scale 1-10 the extent that food played a role in overall study abroad experience. In conclusion, the present study shows that studying abroad impacts student's eating behaviors upon returning home to some degree. Nutrition students should study abroad because the present study shows that it can change one's view on food and expand cultural competence.
Dr. Amy Miracle, PhD, RD, CSSD, LD (Advisor)
Emily Baker, MS, RDN, LD (Committee Member)
Dr. Amy Veney, MSN, RN, PhD(c) (Committee Member)
Dr. Maureen Blankemeyer, PhD, CFLE (Committee Member)
81 p.
Nutrition
Study Abroad, Eating Behaviors, Food, College Students

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  • Wertz, K. J. (2021). The Effects of Studying Abroad on College Students' Eating Behaviors and the Impact of Food on Overall Study Abroad Experience [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1620332875434809

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wertz, Kaitlyn. The Effects of Studying Abroad on College Students' Eating Behaviors and the Impact of Food on Overall Study Abroad Experience. 2021. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1620332875434809.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wertz, Kaitlyn. "The Effects of Studying Abroad on College Students' Eating Behaviors and the Impact of Food on Overall Study Abroad Experience." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1620332875434809

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