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The Effects of Horticultural Activity Program on Vegetable Preference of Elementary School Students

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  • Ha-Ram Kim

    (Department of Animal and Plant Assisted Therapy, Graduate School of Agriculture and Animal Science, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea)

  • Seon-Ok Kim

    (Department of Bio and Healing Convergence, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea)

  • Sin-Ae Park

    (Department of Bio and Healing Convergence, Graduate School, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea
    Department of Systems Biotechnology, Konkuk Institute of Technology, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Korea)

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate effects of a horticultural activity program based on a mediating variable model for improving vegetable preference among elementary students. A quasi-experimental design was employed with 136 students and 136 primary carers in Seoul, South Korea. Based on the mediation model for improving children’s vegetable preference, 12 sessions were conducted, including gardening, nutrition education, and cooking activities using harvests. The program was conducted weekly for 12 weeks from March to July 2019. To investigate the effect of this program, mediating factors of the children were evaluated before and after the program. Pearson correlation analysis was used to identify the mediating factors. The nutrition index, attitude, knowledge, and eating habits of the primary carers were evaluated. Results showed children’s nutrition and gardening knowledge, dietary self-efficacy, outcome expectancies, and vegetable preference were significantly improved ( p < 0.001). Primary carers showed significant improvement in the nutrition index, knowledge, and attitude ( p < 0.05). The correlation analysis confirmed that most of the mediating factors had significant correlations ( p < 0.05). Therefore, administering a structured program involving horticultural activities and nutrition education as mediating factors for 12 sessions was effective in improving eating behavior for vegetables elementary school students and primary carers.

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  • Ha-Ram Kim & Seon-Ok Kim & Sin-Ae Park, 2021. "The Effects of Horticultural Activity Program on Vegetable Preference of Elementary School Students," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(15), pages 1-17, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:15:p:8100-:d:605456
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    1. Seon-Ok Kim & Sin-Ae Park, 2020. "Garden-Based Integrated Intervention for Improving Children’s Eating Behavior for Vegetables," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(4), pages 1-14, February.
    2. Pepijn Schreinemachers & Mamounata Sandaogo Ouedraogo & Serge Diagbouga & Amadou Thiombiano & Serge Rodrigue Kouamé & Caroline Makamto Sobgui & Hsiao-Pu Chen & Ray-Yu Yang, 2019. "Impact of school gardens and complementary nutrition education in Burkina Faso," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(2), pages 132-145, April.
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