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Ecology of Food and Nutrition Volume 55, 2016 - Issue 2
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Development of a structured observational method for the systematic assessment of school food-choice architecture

Orgul D. OzturkEconomics Department, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Melayne M. McInnesEconomics Department, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USAView further author information
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Christine E. BlakeDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USAView further author information
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Edward A. FrongilloDepartment of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USAView further author information
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Sonya J. JonesCenter for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USAView further author information
Pages 119-140 | Published online: 11 Dec 2015
 
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ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to develop a structured observational method for the systematic assessment of the food-choice architecture that can be used to identify key points for behavioral economic intervention intended to improve the health quality of children’s diets. We use an ethnographic approach with observations at twelve elementary schools to construct our survey instrument. Elements of the structured observational method include decision environment, salience, accessibility/convenience, defaults/verbal prompts, number of choices, serving ware/method/packaging, and social/physical eating environment. Our survey reveals important “nudgeable” components of the elementary school food-choice architecture, including precommitment and default options on the lunch line.

Funding

This project is funded by USDA-ERS Planning Grant (Agreement number 59-5000-0-0073). The authors have no conflict of interest to report.

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Funding

This project is funded by USDA-ERS Planning Grant (Agreement number 59-5000-0-0073). The authors have no conflict of interest to report.

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