Satisfacción con la alimentación y la vida, un estudio exploratorio en estudiantes de la universidad de la frontera, Temuco-chile

Abstract

In order to explore the relationship between feeding, as a domain of life, and subjective welfare in university students, a survey was applied to a non probability sample of 112 university students. The questionnaire included the SWLS (Satisfaction with Life Scale) and SWFL (Satisfaction with Food-related Life) scale, and the frequency of consumption of certain types of food. Both scales presented appropriate levels of internal consistency and the existence of a single factor for all the items. Differences were found to be associated with habits in the consumption of meat, soft drinks, oil, butter and margarine. When only two categories are considered, satisfied and not satisfied, association was obtained with ethnic group, place of residence and type of work providing the principal income of the household. It may be suggested that the feeding habits of university students are related to satisfaction with life and their food-related life.