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Ecological momentary assessment of eating and dietary intake behaviors in children and adolescents: A systematic review of the literature

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Mason, Tyler B., Do, Bridgette, Wang, Shirlene, Dunton, Genevieve F.·2020·Appetite

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The objective of this review was to summarize associations between ecological momentary assessment (EMA)-measured contextual factors and eating and dietary intake behaviors in children and adolescents. The inclusion criteria were availability of the study in English and use of EMA to study eating and dietary intake behaviors among children and/or adolescents (ages<18). Literature searches were conducted in PsycInfo and PubMed databases across all dates until December 2018. A modified Checklist for Reporting EMA Studies was used to assess quality of studies. Eighteen articles from 15 independent studies were included in the systematic review. Contextual factors examined in relation to children's eating in studies included affect and stress; cognitive factors; social and environment factors; behavioral factors; and caregiver-related factors. Studies suggested there is strong evidence that cognitive and social factors have an effect on eating and dietary intake behaviors while the association between affect and eating and dietary intake behaviors remains mixed. Future studies should consider timing of effects, measure choice, individual difference and contextual factors, and developmental context.

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  • Triangulating dietary data with data from wearable tech, mobile apps, school canteen sales data, ecological momentary assessment, direct observation, and proxy reports can provide insights into behaviour changes.

    “Triangulating this data with data from wearable tech, mobile apps, and school canteen sales data, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) for real-time data collection, direct observation of adolescents’ eating behaviours, and proxy reports from family members can provide insights into behaviour changes [70–76].”

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  1. Liao Y, Skelton K, Dunton G, & Bruening M. (2016). A systematic review of methods and procedures used in ecological momentary assessments of diet and physical activity research in youth: An adapted STROBE checklist for reporting EMA studies (CREMAS). Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18, e151 10.2196/jmir.4954. 27328833 PMC4933800 · DOI

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Authors
Mason, T. B., Do, B., Wang, S., & Dunton, G. F.
Affiliations
University of Southern California (US)
Corresponding author
Mason, Tyler B.
Venue
Appetite
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-01
Volume
144
Pages
104465
ISSN
0195-6663 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2974185694
Cited by
74
References
77
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 8 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 13 · 2020: 9
FWCI
1.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Appetite (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (P30CA014089)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Keywords
ecological momentary assessment, dietary habits, dietary intake, children, adolescents, contextual factors, affect, stress, cognitive factors, social factors, environmental factors, caregiver factors
MeSH terms
Ecological Momentary Assessment, Adolescent, Child, Diet, Eating, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Nutrition Assessment

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