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Volume 8 J Community Med Health Educ, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-0711 Public Health 2018
February 26-28, 2018
PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION
3rd World Congress on
February 26-28, 2018 London, UK
DIFFERENT INTENTIONS AND SELF-EFFICACIES TOWARD EATING BREAKFAST AND
ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG BREAKFAST SKIPPERS IN JAPANESE UNIVERSITY
STUDENTS
Makiko Nakadea, Yuya Shiozawab, Tomohiro Itagoshib and Naomi Aibab
aTokai Gakuin University, Japan
bKanagawa Institute of Technology, Japan
S kipping breakfast is considered a public health issue in Japan. We have previously reported that breakfast skippers aged 20
years or above showed different characteristics according to different intentions and self-efficacies toward eating breakfast.
In Japan, the proportion of those skipping breakfast is the highest among young adults. However, no studies have specifically
focused on university students and examined the characteristics of breakfast skippers with different intentions and self-
efficacies toward eating breakfast.A questionnaire survey was conducted at a university in Japan in 2016. Among 2816 students
who answered the questionnaire (response rate: 86.5%), the data of 2702 without missing values were analyzed. Multinomial
logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the characteristics of each breakfast skipper (having intention and self-
efficacy toward increasing the frequency of breakfast [IS], having intention but not self-efficacy [INS], not having intention but
having self-efficacy [NIS], and having neither intention nor self-efficacy [NINS]) compared with breakfast eaters.Compared
with breakfast eaters, breakfast skippers without self-efficacy (i.e., INS and NINS) were more likely to eat alone and to lack
knowledge about a well-balanced diet. Breakfast skippers without intention (i.e., NIS and NINS) were more likely to report less
frequency of breakfast to maintain own health. Additionally, the INS students were more likely to participate in circle activities,
have financial limitations, and be less likely to exercise. The NINS students were less likely to report weight management
behavior or participate in circle activities. Current smoking and having late-night snacks were commonly seen in breakfast
skippers.These results suggest the need for approaches considering different intentions and self-efficacies toward eating
breakfast.
Biography
Makiko Nakade has previously worked in the Department of Nutritional Epidemiology of the National Institute of Health and Nutrition in Japan. Since 2015, he
has have been working in the Faculty of Health and Welfare, Tokai Gakuin University, in Japan. His research field is public health nutrition, and he is especially
interested in the theme of skipping breakfast and obesity. He has published an article about the characteristics of breakfast skippers with different intentions and
self-efficacies toward eating breakfast using the National Health and Nutrition Survey data. He has also published articles about the effectiveness of a weight loss
program, factors associated with successful weight loss/weight loss maintenance, and eating behaviors associated with obesity.
Makiko Nakadea et al., J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Vol 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C1-033