From the Lunch Table, to the Family Table: A Grounded Theory Approach to Understanding Urban Adolescents' Experiences of Food Culture Mismatch between School and Home Environments. Issue 1 (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Agaronov, Alen; Entwistle, Tara; Leung, May May
• Is Part Of: Ecology of food and nutrition. Volume 58:Issue 1(2019)
• Page Start: 23
• Page End: 44
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Adolescence -- food environment -- home -- school -- theory; Nutrition -- Periodicals; Food -- Periodicals; 641
• DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2018.1554566
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0367-0244

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Based on a participatory action research project in New York City from 2012 to 2014, our study compares the experience of black and Latino adolescents between their school and home food environments. Following a photovoice approach, adolescents participated in a "food justice" curriculum, photographed foodscapes, and conducted photo-elicited interviews. Using a grounded theory approach, we found that adolescents had mismatched experiences between school and home food environments under two conditions: sensory-emotional and sociopolitical . Mismatch suggested psychological and behavioral consequences, including skipping or wasting school lunch entrées and consuming energy-dense, nutrient-poor snack foods. We named this middle-range substantive theory food culture mismatch .