Volume
54
Issue
3
DOI
10.34068/joe.54.03.02
Abstract
Understanding the process by which adolescents learn about nutrition is necessary for developing tailored education that leads to sustainable behavior change. Teens aged 15–17 participating in an obesity prevention program were interviewed. From the data, three themes emerged and informed development of an adolescent nutrition learning model. The themes were (a) valuable nutrition information provided by a reputable source, (b) hands-on learning as a learning preference, and (c) the linking of concepts learned to behavior change. The adolescent nutrition learning model that resulted encapsulates obese adolescents' process for learning about nutrition to bring about behavior change and can be integrated into nutrition education programs and interventions.
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Recommended Citation
Young, K. J., Ramsay, S. A., & Holyoke, L. B. (2016). An Adolescent Nutrition Learning Model to Facilitate Behavior Change in Overweight Teens. The Journal of Extension, 54(3), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.54.03.02
