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BIO Web Conf.
Volume 153, 2025
The 3rd IPB International Conference on Nutrition and Food (ICNF 2024)
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Article Number | 02010 | |
Number of page(s) | 6 | |
Section | Community Nutrition | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202515302010 | |
Published online | 28 January 2025 |
Peer and parental support for sweet snack consumption habits among suburban adolescents in Palu City
1 Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Public Health, University of Tadulako, 94148 Palu, Indonesia
2 Nutrition Department, Health Polytechnic of Palu, 94148 Palu, Indonesia
3 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Lambung Mangkurat University, 70714 Banjarbaru, Indonesia
4 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, University of Tadulako, 94148 Palu, Indonesia
* Corresponding author: nikmah@untad.ac.id
Indonesian adolescents have a preference for sweet foods. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between parental and peer support and sweet snack habits among suburban adolescents. A total of 395 adolescents, aged 15-17, living in the suburbs of Palu, were randomly selected. Data collection was conducted using validated questionnaires, along with a Food Frequency Questionnaire to assess sweet snack consumption habits. Correlation analysis was performed using the Spearman Rank test. Nearly half of adolescents reported consuming sweet snacks once a day or more, with low parental support and high peer support. The most significant form of positive peer support in reducing sweet snack consumption was providing negative feedback when adolescents consumed such foods and encouraging them to avoid sweets. Parents positively influenced adolescents' eating habits, particularly by engaging them in discussions about healthier eating and changes in their eating behaviors. Positive peer support was negatively correlated with sweet snacks consumption (r=-0.27), while negative peer support was positively correlated with this habit (r=0.19) among adolescent boys (p<0.05).
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