Study on the Relationship Between Nutritional Awareness and Dietary Behavior of Thai Muslim Older Adults in Watthana District, Bangkok

Serena S. Sakoolnamarka, Sorasun Rungsiyanont

Published Online: Mar 26, 2025 DOI 10.12982/OSR.2025.043

Objectives: This study investigates the relationship between nutritional awareness and dietary behavior among Thai-Muslim older adults in the Watthana district of Bangkok.

Methods: Utilizing a cross-sectional design, we sampled 400 individuals aged 60 and above (mean age = 68.70±5.64 years) through simple random sampling across five communities. The study is framed within the Mixed Model of Emotional Intelligence, focusing on emotional awareness, accurate self-assessment, and self-confidence as key components. Data were collected through structured interviews and analyzed using Pearson's correlation and multiple linear regression techniques.

Results: Pearson’s correlation analysis revealed significant relationships between emotional awareness, accurate self-assessment, self-confidence, and dietary behavior, with correlation coefficients of 0.29, 0.55, and 0.57, respectively (p<0.01). Multiple linear regression analysis further identified that the constant (β = 2.00), accurate self-assessment (β=0.21, p<0.01), and self-confidence (β=0.22, p<0.01) were significant predictors of improved dietary behaviors.

Conclusions: The findings of this study underscore the critical role of emotional awareness, accurate self-assessment, and self-confidence in shaping dietary behaviors among older adults. These factors were significantly associated with healthier dietary patterns (p<0.01). Based on these results, it is recommended that targeted educational interventions aimed at enhancing emotional intelligence and self-assessment skills could play a pivotal role in improving dietary behaviors and overall health outcomes for older adults in this population.

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Sakoolnamarka S, Rungsiyanont S. Study on the Relationship Between Nutritional Awareness and Dietary Behavior of Thai Muslim Older Adults in Watthana District, Bangkok: Original articles. Oral Sci Rep [Internet]. 2025 Mar 26 [cited 2025 May 02];46(1):27-37. Available from: https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=498

Sakoolnamarka, S. & Rungsiyanont, S. (2025). Study on the Relationship Between Nutritional Awareness and Dietary Behavior of Thai Muslim Older Adults in Watthana District, Bangkok. Oral Sci Rep, 46(1), 27-37. Retrieved from: https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=498

Sakoolnamarka, S., and Sorasun Rungsiyanont. 2025. "Study on the Relationship Between Nutritional Awareness and Dietary Behavior of Thai Muslim Older Adults in Watthana District, Bangkok." Oral Sci Rep, 46(1), 27-37. https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=498

Sakoolnamarka, S. et al. 2025. 'Study on the Relationship Between Nutritional Awareness and Dietary Behavior of Thai Muslim Older Adults in Watthana District, Bangkok', Oral Sci Rep, 46(1), 27-37. Retrieved from https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=498

Sakoolnamarka, S. and Rungsiyanont, S. "Study on the Relationship Between Nutritional Awareness and Dietary Behavior of Thai Muslim Older Adults in Watthana District, Bangkok", Oral Sci Rep, vol.46, no. 1, pp. 27-37, Mar. 2025.

Serena S. Sakoolnamarka, Sorasun Rungsiyanont "Study on the Relationship Between Nutritional Awareness and Dietary Behavior of Thai Muslim Older Adults in Watthana District, Bangkok." Oral Sci Rep, vol.46, no. 1, Mar. 2025, pp. 27-37, https://www.dent.cmu.ac.th/cmdj/frontend/web/?r=site/viewarticle&id=498