A multi‐dimensional scaling exploration of ten year olds’ food combination rules
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14722765 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anthony Worsley (0000-0002-4635-6059, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, corresponding author), Peter Baghurst (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), P A Baghurst, W Coonan (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), M Peters (0000-0002-0993-8391, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-46 |
| Publication date | 1984-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03670244.1984.9990768 |
| OpenAlex | W2052492841 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
This exploratory investigation concerned the non‐random ways in which foods are served together in meals. The names of 40 common foods were arranged in pairs and presented randomly in sets of 39 pairs (per form) to each of 650 ten‐year‐olds. The children were asked to indicate “how well the foods in each pair would go together to form a nice meal,” using a three point scale. They also described the foods on sixteen adjectival scales. Multidimensional scaling analysis of the paired comparisons mean scores derived four dimensions which accounted for 50 percent of their variance. Attempts were made to identify these dimensions by informal inspection, and by multiple regression analyses in which adjectival scale means and nutrient values were separate sets of predictor variables. The major first dimension contrasted fattening and savoury aspects of food, and the second was related to social usage; the other dimensions were less clearly identified. The results are discussed in relation to children's food combination rules
Biology · Cartography · Combinatorics · Dimension (graph theory · Geography · Meal · Multidimensional scaling · Scale (ratio · Scaling · Statistics · Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques · Mathematics · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods · Food Science
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1986 - 1986 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |