학술논문
Manga Comic Influences Snack Selection in Black and Hispanic New York City Youth.
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Article
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Subject
*HEALTH promotion
*NUTRITION education
*BLACK people
*CHI-squared test
*CHILD care
*CHILDREN'S health
*CHILD nutrition
*CLINICAL trials
*CONCEPTUAL structures
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*EPIDEMIOLOGY
*HEALTH behavior in adolescence
*HISPANIC Americans
*NEWSLETTERS
*REGRESSION analysis
*RESEARCH funding
*STATISTICAL sampling
*SELF-efficacy
*SNACK foods
*STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
*T-test (Statistics)
*ADOLESCENT health
*ADOLESCENT nutrition
*PILOT projects
*DATA analysis
*MULTIPLE regression analysis
*STATISTICAL significance
*NARRATIVES
*SOCIAL learning theory
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*PRE-tests & post-tests
*HEALTH literacy
*DATA analysis software
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*ADOLESCENCE
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ISSN
1499-4046
Abstract
Objective: To determine whether a single exposure to a Manga comic (Japanese comic art) with multiple messages promoting fruit intake influenced snack selection in minority urban youth. Methods: Fifty-seven youth (mean age 10.8 y; 54% female; 74% black/African American) attending after-school programs in Brooklyn, NY participated in a pilot study in which they were randomly assigned to receive the comic or a non-health-related newsletter. After reading their media, participants were offered a snack and could choose from among healthy/unhealthy options. Secondary outcomes included knowledge, self-efficacy, and outcome expectations related to fruit intake and media transportation. Data were analyzed using regression and paired t test. Results: Comic group participants were significantly more likely to choose a healthy snack, compared to the Attention-control group (odds ratio = 3.6, 95% confidence interval: 1.1-12.1, P = .04). The Comic group reported increases in self-efficacy (P = .04) and greater transportation (immersion into media) (P = .006). Conclusions and Implications: Results suggest Manga comics may be a useful format to promote healthy snack selection in urban minority youth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]