Play and learn : a study of online nutrition games and their effects on children's knowledge, attitudes and intentions.

This study examines the nature and effects of online nutrition games in promoting a healthy, balanced diet in children. As opposed to advergames, nutrition games are generally perceived as promoting healthful eating behaviours. Our study is concerned with the extent to which this is true. The first...

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Main Authors: Koh, Jing Jing., Lee, Grace Jia En., Tan, Michelle Ye Jin., Lim, Christina Yu Ru.
Other Authors: May Oo Lwin
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Language:English
Published: 2010
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-385502019-12-10T12:12:19Z Play and learn : a study of online nutrition games and their effects on children's knowledge, attitudes and intentions. Koh, Jing Jing. Lee, Grace Jia En. Tan, Michelle Ye Jin. Lim, Christina Yu Ru. May Oo Lwin Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication::Promotional communication This study examines the nature and effects of online nutrition games in promoting a healthy, balanced diet in children. As opposed to advergames, nutrition games are generally perceived as promoting healthful eating behaviours. Our study is concerned with the extent to which this is true. The first part of the study is a content analysis of 144 online nutrition games designed for children, whereby we examine the extent to which commercial and non-commercial games use persuasion and interactive strategies guided by health communication theories, as well as provide a balance of nutritional information. The findings of our first study show that there are significant differences in strategies employed by commercial and non-commercial games. Non-commercial games contained health messages that were more balanced in their presentation of all food groups and appropriate serving sizes compared to commercial games. Following our content analysis, the second part of our research presents an experimental study on the effects of balanced and unbalanced online nutrition games on children's knowledge, attitudes and intentions with parenting styles as an intervening factor. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2010-05-11T06:18:14Z 2010-05-11T06:18:14Z 2010 2010 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38550 en Nanyang Technological University 105 p. application/pdf
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Koh, Jing Jing.
Lee, Grace Jia En.
Tan, Michelle Ye Jin.
Lim, Christina Yu Ru.
Play and learn : a study of online nutrition games and their effects on children's knowledge, attitudes and intentions.
description This study examines the nature and effects of online nutrition games in promoting a healthy, balanced diet in children. As opposed to advergames, nutrition games are generally perceived as promoting healthful eating behaviours. Our study is concerned with the extent to which this is true. The first part of the study is a content analysis of 144 online nutrition games designed for children, whereby we examine the extent to which commercial and non-commercial games use persuasion and interactive strategies guided by health communication theories, as well as provide a balance of nutritional information. The findings of our first study show that there are significant differences in strategies employed by commercial and non-commercial games. Non-commercial games contained health messages that were more balanced in their presentation of all food groups and appropriate serving sizes compared to commercial games. Following our content analysis, the second part of our research presents an experimental study on the effects of balanced and unbalanced online nutrition games on children's knowledge, attitudes and intentions with parenting styles as an intervening factor.
author2 May Oo Lwin
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Koh, Jing Jing.
Lee, Grace Jia En.
Tan, Michelle Ye Jin.
Lim, Christina Yu Ru.
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author Koh, Jing Jing.
Lee, Grace Jia En.
Tan, Michelle Ye Jin.
Lim, Christina Yu Ru.
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title Play and learn : a study of online nutrition games and their effects on children's knowledge, attitudes and intentions.
title_short Play and learn : a study of online nutrition games and their effects on children's knowledge, attitudes and intentions.
title_full Play and learn : a study of online nutrition games and their effects on children's knowledge, attitudes and intentions.
title_fullStr Play and learn : a study of online nutrition games and their effects on children's knowledge, attitudes and intentions.
title_full_unstemmed Play and learn : a study of online nutrition games and their effects on children's knowledge, attitudes and intentions.
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