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The influence of gender stereotypes on eating habits among Costa Rican adolescents

dc.contributor.authorMonge-Rojas, Rafael
dc.contributor.authorFuster, Tamara
dc.contributor.authorSánchez López, Marta
dc.contributor.authorGarita, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorSmith-Castro, Vanesa
dc.contributor.authorValverde-Cerros, Oscar
dc.contributor.authorColon-Ramos, Uriyoán
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-01T22:37:10Z
dc.date.available2022-02-01T22:37:10Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-01
dc.description.abstractPurpose. To identify the influence of gender stereotypes on eating habits among Costa Rican adolescents. Design. Qualitative, descriptive research was used in this study. Setting. Adolescents and parents were recruited from socioeconomically diverse populations in rural and urban areas of San José, Costa Rica. Subjects. Subjects were 92 adolescents (14 to 17 years old) and 48 parents. Methods. Focus group data were transcribed and entered into the qualitative data analysis software Atlas.ti version 5.0. Analyses were grounded on the social cognitive theory. Results. Five themes emerged from the focus group discussions: (1) Costa Rican adolescents associate the consumption of moderate quantities of healthy foods with femininity and male homosexuality. (2) The consumption of hearty portions of nonhealthy foods was associated with masculinity and male heterosexuality. (3) There is an emerging view that it is acceptable for heterosexual male adolescents to take care of their bodies through healthy eating. (4) Body care among female adolescents is an element of femininity and body image. (5) Parents reinforce their daughters' persistent concern with weight control because they perceive it as feminine behavior. Conclusion. Health promoters should be aware of the existing and changing food stereotypes around gender as an avenue for the promotion of healthy eating.es_ES
dc.description.procedenceEscuela de Psicologíaes_ES
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversidad Nacional, Costa Ricaes_ES
dc.identifier.doi10.4278/ajhp.130904-QUAL-462
dc.identifier.otherhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.4278/ajhp.130904-QUAL-462
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11056/22493
dc.language.isoenges_ES
dc.publisherAmerican Journal of Health Promotiones_ES
dc.rightsAcceso embargadoes_ES
dc.sourceAmerican Journal of Health Promotion May/June 2015, Vol. 29, No. 5es_ES
dc.subjectEATING HABITSes_ES
dc.subjectGENDER STEREOTYPESes_ES
dc.subjectCOSTA RICAN ADOLESCENTSes_ES
dc.subjectHÁBITOS ALIMENTARIOSes_ES
dc.subjectGÉNERO (SEXO)es_ES
dc.subjectESTEREOTIPOSes_ES
dc.titleThe influence of gender stereotypes on eating habits among Costa Rican adolescentses_ES
dc.typehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501es_ES

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