4 Relationships
Relationships
The interpersonal dimension of food choice encompasses the relationships and social interactions that influence an individual’s behaviour and decisions. This includes the norms, social support, and behaviour modelling provided by parents, siblings, peers, teachers, coaches, and others, all of which can shape food choices. This can include:
- Peer influence
- Family influence
- Teacher influence
| Relationships | |
|---|---|
| Evaluation Type: Outcome | |
| Indicator | Existing Tools |
| Family | |
| Family Consumption of Vegetables and Fruit | Home Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Survey (Triador et al., 2014) |
| Family Knowledge of Food and Nutrition | |
| Family Nutrition Behaviours | Parental Perception Survey (Marsh et al., 2018) |
| Household Food Security | Household Food Security Scale (Bartfield & Ahn, 2011) |
| School Staff | |
| Teachers’ Capacity to Teach Food Skills | |
| Teachers’ Consumption of Vegetables and Fruit | |
| Peers | |
| Peers’ Consumption of Vegetables and Fruit | |
| Evaluation Type: Process | |
| Indicator | Existing Tools |
| Family Awarness of the School Food Program | |
| Family Engagement in the School Food Program | |
| Program Access Method | |
| Program Delivery Model | |
| Relationships Including those Between Students and Community Members | |
