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This study aimed to test subjective indicators designed to analyze the role food plays in
children’s lives, explore children’s personal well-being, and evaluate the relationship between
these two phenomena. It was conducted on 371 children aged 10 to 12 by means of a selfadministered
questionnaire.
Results showed a marked interest in food on the part of children, who consider taste and health
the most important indicators when it comes to eating. They demonstrated a high level of
personal well-being, measured using Cummins & Lau’s adapted version of the Personal Well-
Being Index–School Children (PWI-SC) (2005), overall life satisfaction (OLS) and satisfaction
with various life domains (friends, family, sports, food and body).
Regression models were conducted to explain satisfaction with food, taking as independent
variables the interest children have in food, the importance they give to different reasons for
eating, scores from the PWI-SC, OLS and satisfaction with various life domains. In the final
model, it was found that OLS, health indicators, satisfaction with health from the PWI-SC and
satisfaction with your body contribute to explaining satisfaction with food.
The results obtained suggest that satisfaction with food is a relevant indicator in the exploration
of children’s subjective well-being, calling into question the widespread belief that these aspects
are of exclusive interest to adults. They also seem to reinforce the importance of including food
indicators in any study aimed at exploring the well-being of the 10 to 12 year-old population. |
