Health Behavior

Questions 1-4 ask the youth to identify how often they consume fruits, vegetables, soda and fast food  on a frequency scale of (0) None to  (4) 3-4 times each day. The following section asks about physical activity and exercise frequency. This measure was adapted from The European Health and Behaviour Survey: rationale, methods and initial results from the United Kingdom.

• Adapted from Wardle, Jane, and Andrew Steptoe. “The European Health and Behaviour Survey: rationale, methods and initial results from the United Kingdom.” Social Science & Medicine 33.8 (1991): 925-936.

• Zietz, S., Cheng, E, Lansford, J. E., Deater-Deckard, K., Di Giunta, L., Dodge, K. A., Gurdal, S, Liu, Q., Long, Q., Oburu, P., Pastorelli, C., Skinner, A. T., Sorbring, E., Steinberg, L., Tapanya, S., Uribe Tirado, L. M., Yotanyamaneewong, S., Alampay, L. P, Al-Hassan, S.M., Bacchini, D., Chang, L., & Bornstein, M. H. (in press) Positive Parenting, Adolescent Adjustment, and Quality of Adolescent Diet in Nine Countries. Journal of Adolescence. doi: 10.1002/jad.12089