Understanding Nutrition Messaging in School-Based Settings and Their Contribution to Eating Behaviours
About this study
Research Team
Adjunct A/Prof Gabriella Heruc, ANZAED Credentialing Director, Accredited Practising Dietitian, and Adjunct Associate Professor at Western Sydney University;
Institution
Western Sydney University
Funding Source
This study is not funded.
Participants
After having read this information, you may choose to consent to the survey. If you consent to participate, you will be provided with an electronic link to access and complete the online survey.
The survey is expected to take approximately 15-25 minutes to complete.
The researchers anticipate minimal risk, harm or discomfort as a result of participation in this research study. If you do feel discomfort, you have the right to discontinue your involvement in the study without implications or prejudice. Involvement in the study is voluntary, and you have the right to withdraw from the study at any time, and you do not have to provide a reason or justification for doing so.
The results of this research project will be used for a Clinical Psychology Master’s thesis and will be published and/or presented in a variety of forums, including in a peer-reviewed journal. In any publication and/or presentation, information will be provided in such a way that the participant cannot be identified. All aspects of the study, including results, will be de-identified, and confidential.
What is Involved
Does nutrition messaging in schools contribute to disordered eating in young people?
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).
This research will explore your views on your experiences of nutrition messaging within the Australian school system. It will ask whether you 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 the purpose of this survey, nutrition messaging refers to: any education, policy, discussions, views or information related to food, nutrition and eating provided within the school environment including from the official curriculum and general comments from school staff and students.
Ethics Approval Number
Western Sydney University Human Research Ethics Committee: H15821.
Contact Details
Adjunct A/Prof Gabriella Heruc: g.heruc@westernsydney.edu.au
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