Adolescents’ And School Stakeholders’ Views On Food Snacking In Indonesian Schools: A Qualitative Study Of The 2015 Global School-Based Survey (GSHS)

Rachmalina Soerachman; Salut Muhidin; Jerico Franciscus Pardosi

Authors

Rachmalina Soerachman National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia
Salut Muhidin Department of Management, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University; Australia
Jerico Franciscus Pardosi School of Public Health and Social Work, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Keywords:

Adolescents, Food snacking, Indonesia, School

Abstract

The study aimed to explore adolescents and school stakeholders’ views on food snacking in the context of Indonesian schools. We conducted in-depth interviews to 21 informants. The informants were 14 students aged 13 to 17 years and 15 service providers/officers from schools and communities in Cianjur and Makasar. The results were summarized based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), attitudes, subjective norms, and behavior intention relating to food snacking perception at school. Students shared both positive and negative attitudes toward food snacking. Affordability and availability were the top reasons for positive attitude, whilst food contents and healthiness have triggered their negative attitude. Apart from attitudes as an internal factor, external factors have also a great contribution in their snacking perception. Healthy, unhealthy food and canteen cleanliness were the most common terms students and providers identified as social influencers to their perceptions on food snacking. Finally, Students had their own perception about the available foods in school

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