Nutrition Messaging in Schools and their Contribution to Eating Disorders

About this study

This project aims to investigate the relationship between nutrition messaging in Australian schools and eating disorders in young people, and understand whether nutrition messaging is perceived as helpful (i.e., improves eating behaviours) or unhelpful (i.e., worsens eating behaviours and/or contributes to disordered eating).

Research will explore parents’ views on their child’s experiences of nutrition messaging within the Australian school system, and whether they perceive exposure to food and nutrition messages at primary or secondary school to have been helpful (instigated improved eating behaviours) or unhelpful (contributed to the development and/or maintenance of disordered eating) for their child.

Researchers are looking to engage with parents whose children have had an eating disorder and have undertaken the majority of their schooling in Australia, through participation in a 15-20 minute online survey.

Research TeamRuby Billings
InstitutionUniversity of Technology Sydney
Project Start Date1 August 2024
Project End Date30 November 2024
ParticipantsParents whose children have had an eating disorder and have undertaken the majority of their schooling in Australia
What is Involved15-20 minute online survey.
LocationOnline

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