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ESR9 Peer and sibling influence on children’s healthy eating behavior (preadolescents)

Project within WP6 (to a lesser extent WP7) Objectives: (1) to investigate the influence of secondary socialisation agents (peers and siblings) and social media marketing on children’s healthy eating behaviour in preadolescents of different family compositions (2) to study when and whether peer and sibling influence is ‘positive’ or ‘negative’ with respect to eating healthily…


Pre-adolescents don’t know what parsnip is

#ESR9: My Pilot Study in Lithuania and vegetable preferences I am just in love with the topic of my Ph.D. project which aims to study peers and siblings influence on children healthy eating behavior. And I was even more excited about finding this out myself. So, after a short while of my Ph.D. studies, which…


ESR4 Nudging children towards healthier food choices (preadolescents)

Objectives: (1) To develop influential nudging interventions to lead children to healthier eating habits. (2) To examine the impact of nudges on feelings of autonomy and intrinsic motivation for healthy food choices. (3) To understand the effects of nudging interventions over time. Expected results: Given the strong need for a positive and enabling food environment…