20.500.12556/RUP-23045 Social and cultural foundations of parents’ perceptions of healthy eating in Slovenia a qualitative study Background: Food is essential for growth, development, and health, so it is important to develop healthy eating habits from a young age. This is influenced by culture, society, and personal habits, as well as family customs. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of culture on the perception of healthy eating among Slovenian parents and to find out how these cultural factors influence their children’s dietary choices. Material and methods: A qualitative study was conducted using a purposive sample of 15 parents. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in November and December 2024. The questions were open-ended. Thematic text analysis was used to analyze the data. Results: Four main categories were identified: media influence and personal preferences, family dynamics in eating, family role in eating habits, factors influencing healthy eating habits. Parents balanced traditional and contemporary influences, used shared meals to maintain cohesion, negotiated intergenerational practices, and adapted routines to limited time and food costs. Conclusions: This study provides insights into the dietary perspective of Slovenian parents. Parents combine domestic, seasonal, and culturally established practices with ideas about healthy eating, while family dynamics, time constraints, and economic factors, including food costs, play a key role in their decisions. shared meals media influence family role cultural influences dietary habits skupni obroki vpliv medijev vloga družine kulturni vplivi prehranske navade true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-05-14 23:14:01 2026-05-14 23:14:05 2026-05-15 03:07:10 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 str. 1-18 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova NiDoloceno apc 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2026-05-07 613.2 2353-6942 10.29316/hpc/221196 278221315 https://doi.org/10.29316/hpc/221196 1 bfbbc345-4fd9-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=33670 https://hpc.edu.pl/Social-and-cultural-foundations-of-parents-perceptions-of-healthy-eating-in-Slovenia,221196,0,2.html 1 bf1306c1-4fd9-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=33669 RAZ_Hrescak_Svigelj_Larisa_2026.pdf RAZ_Hrescak_Svigelj_Larisa_2026.pdf 1 63022C53A9DC1D6DA5CE78FBF3358311 4a06b85b6a304da40ed70a06eff44b244b5f6e7b04be10031b9f47899dac704c 1373c184-4fda-11f1-9e8d-005056ac49c0 https://repozitorij.upr.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=33671 Fakulteta za vede o zdravju 0 0 0