eprintid: 26825 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/02/68/25 datestamp: 2026-01-21 23:30:38 lastmod: 2026-01-21 23:30:39 status_changed: 2026-01-21 23:30:38 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Castellano, Sabrina creators_name: Choo, Wen Rui creators_name: Rosi, Alice creators_name: Abril Mera, Tania creators_name: Scazzina, Francesca creators_name: Giampieri, Francesca creators_name: Frias-Toral, Evelyn creators_name: Abdelkarim, Osama creators_name: Aly, Mohamed creators_name: Ammar, Achraf creators_name: Pons, Juancho creators_name: Vázquez-Araújo, Laura creators_name: Maniega Legarda, Fernando creators_name: Monasta, Lorenzo creators_name: Scuderi, Alessandro creators_name: Decembrino, Nunzia creators_name: Mata, Ana creators_name: Chacón, Adrián creators_name: Busó, Pablo creators_name: Grosso, Giuseppe creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: francesca.giampieri@uneatlantico.es creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: title: Parents’ nutrition knowledge, perceived barriers and enablers, and healthy-eating attitudes associated with children’s adherence to the Mediterranean diet: the DELICIOUS project ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_sn divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: public keywords: Mediterranean diet, children, adolescents, parents, food literacy, nutrition knowledge abstract: Objective: Children’s dietary choices are influenced by several factors, including parents’ modeling. The relation between parents’ psychosocial factors and their children’s level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet were explored. Methods: Food literacy, perceived barriers and enablers, and healthy-eating attitude following the Capability, Opportunity and Motivation (COM-B) model for behavioral change were evaluated in 2,011 participants in the DELICIOUS (UnDErstanding consumer food choices & promotion of healthy and sustainable Mediterranean Diet and LIfestyle in Children and adolescents through behavIOUral change actionS) project. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed through the KIDMED questionnaire. Beta coefficients and standard errors (SEs) were calculated through linear regression analyses. Results: Post-adjustment for potential confounding factors, results showed significant positive correlation between children’s adherence to the Mediterranean diet and parental food literacy [β (SE) = 0.180 (0.011)], perceived barriers and enablers [β (SE) = 0.135 (0.009)], and healthy-eating attitudes (divided into five constructs) [β (SE) = 0.069 (0.030), β (SE) = 0.037 (0.029), β (SE) = 0.162 (0.017), β (SE) = 0.147 (0.010), β (SE) = 0.158 (0.011)]. Individual dietary components of the Mediterranean diet were also associated with various psychosocial factors. Conclusion: These results confirm the importance of parental food literacy, perceived enablers and barriers to healthy-eating, health-eating attitude in their children’s adherence to the Mediterranean diet. date: 2026 publication: Frontiers in Nutrition volume: 12 id_number: doi:10.3389/fnut.2025.1651528 refereed: TRUE issn: 2296-861X official_url: http://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2025.1651528 access: open language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Alimentación Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Artículos y libros Abierto Inglés Objective: Children’s dietary choices are influenced by several factors, including parents’ modeling. The relation between parents’ psychosocial factors and their children’s level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet were explored. Methods: Food literacy, perceived barriers and enablers, and healthy-eating attitude following the Capability, Opportunity and Motivation (COM-B) model for behavioral change were evaluated in 2,011 participants in the DELICIOUS (UnDErstanding consumer food choices & promotion of healthy and sustainable Mediterranean Diet and LIfestyle in Children and adolescents through behavIOUral change actionS) project. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed through the KIDMED questionnaire. Beta coefficients and standard errors (SEs) were calculated through linear regression analyses. Results: Post-adjustment for potential confounding factors, results showed significant positive correlation between children’s adherence to the Mediterranean diet and parental food literacy [β (SE) = 0.180 (0.011)], perceived barriers and enablers [β (SE) = 0.135 (0.009)], and healthy-eating attitudes (divided into five constructs) [β (SE) = 0.069 (0.030), β (SE) = 0.037 (0.029), β (SE) = 0.162 (0.017), β (SE) = 0.147 (0.010), β (SE) = 0.158 (0.011)]. Individual dietary components of the Mediterranean diet were also associated with various psychosocial factors. Conclusion: These results confirm the importance of parental food literacy, perceived enablers and barriers to healthy-eating, health-eating attitude in their children’s adherence to the Mediterranean diet. metadata Castellano, Sabrina; Choo, Wen Rui; Rosi, Alice; Abril Mera, Tania; Scazzina, Francesca; Giampieri, Francesca; Frias-Toral, Evelyn; Abdelkarim, Osama; Aly, Mohamed; Ammar, Achraf; Pons, Juancho; Vázquez-Araújo, Laura; Maniega Legarda, Fernando; Monasta, Lorenzo; Scuderi, Alessandro; Decembrino, Nunzia; Mata, Ana; Chacón, Adrián; Busó, Pablo y Grosso, Giuseppe mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, francesca.giampieri@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR (2026) Parents’ nutrition knowledge, perceived barriers and enablers, and healthy-eating attitudes associated with children’s adherence to the Mediterranean diet: the DELICIOUS project. Frontiers in Nutrition, 12. ISSN 2296-861X document_url: http://repositorio.uneatlantico.es/id/eprint/26825/1/fnut-12-1651528.pdf