Data from Study_Students' eating behavior

This file includes data from the study on students' eating behavior.This study attempts: 1) to separate school students’ eating behavior patterns (healthy and unhealthy clusters) in scores of the social cognitive theory (SCT) components (self-efficacy, intention, situation, self-regulation, social support, outcome expectations, and expectancies); 2) to identify relationships between school students sociodemographic characteristics and clusters membership. The empirical material was gathered during 2018-2019 using the Australian adolescent healthy eating behaviors’ questionnaire. Eligible participants were students of state schools (n=651). The data obtained from the responses were transcribed and analyzed employing IBM SPSS v 26. Analysis of SCT component’s scores demonstrated that the availability of healthy food and the perception of healthy eating mostly differentiated students’ eating behavior patterns. Cluster compositions were determined by some demographic and socioeconomic variables. Findings showed a negative correlation between respondents’ age and healthy eating behavior. Parental age, home income, and fathers’ educational level were also significant predictors for cluster membership. Distinct eating patterns exist among Polish school students, vary by age, place of residence, level of the school, socioeconomic background, and have a major influence on children’s’ healthy behavior.