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Table 1 Factors behind high-school students’ snack consumption at school

From: Factors behind healthy snack consumption at school among high-school students: a qualitative study

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Categories

Main categories

Breakfast consumption

Students’ own behaviors affecting snack consumption

Influential behaviors behind snack consumption

Snack preparation

Staying up late

Family members’ behaviors

Others’ behaviors affecting snack consumption

Peers’ behaviors

School administrators’ behaviors

Snack sellers’ behaviors

Tastelessness of healthy snacks

Positive and negative feelings towards snacks

Influential emotions and perceptions behind snack consumption

Misconceptions about snacks

Fear over obesity

Fear over the consequences of unhealthy snacks

Fear over illness

Positive physical outcomes

Perceived the positive outcomes of healthy snacks

Positive emotional outcomes

Positive educational outcomes

Positive social outcomes