title: Food neophobia, life satisfaction and family eating habits in university students.
abstract: The aim of this study was to categorize university students based on their association between food neophobia and levels of subjective well-being, in general and in the food domain, and their perception of their family's eating habits. A survey was conducted among 372 university students from southern Chile. The questionnaire included the Food Neophobia Scale (FNS), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Satisfaction with Food-related Life (SWFL), Health-related Quality of Life Index (HRQOL-4), and Family Eating Habits Questionnaire (FEHQ). Three student types were distinguished by cluster analysis: Group 1 (26.9%) had the highest scores on the FNS, SWLS and SWFL. Group 2 (40.8%) had a high score on the FNS but the lowest scores on the SWLS and SWFL. Group 3 (32.3%) had the lowest FNS score and high scores on the SWLS and SWFL. Group 2 stood out in having a low score on the FEHQ's component for cohesiveness of family eating. These results suggest that both neophobic and non-neophobic students have positive levels of satisfaction with life and food-related life, and that satisfaction among neophobic students is related to family eating patterns, especially cohesiveness in family eating.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Berta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schnettler
authors.affiliation: Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Yesli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Höger
authors.affiliation: Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Ligia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Orellana
authors.affiliation: Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Horacio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Talca, Talca, Chile.
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lobos
authors.affiliation: Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sepúlveda
authors.affiliation: Universidad Pública de Navarra, Navarra, España.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.affiliation: Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Edgardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Miranda-Zapata
authors.affiliation: Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Marianela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Denegri
authors.affiliation: Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
authors.forename: Klaus G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Grunert
authors.affiliation: Universidad de La Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Salinas-Oñate
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D002755:Choice Behavior; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities