Using adolescent identity formation to motivate dietary change: The role of adolescent peer group values

今天青少年的健康将影响后代，因此支持他们长寿、健康生活至关重要。青春期的一项关键心理任务是形成身份认同;这是一个积极的过程，在这个过程中，青少年了解他们是谁，他们想成为谁，以及他们在社会中的角色。身份塑造一个人的行为，我相信身份的形成对人们的食物选择有着重大影响。我的博士学位将使用一系列不同的方法来探索身份形成如何影响青春期的饮食以及社交媒体在这种互动中的作用，特别是在那些选择植物性饮食的人中。我的目标是与青少年合作，制定干预策略，帮助他们做出更健康，更植物性的食物选择，他们可以在一生中继续下去，并传给自己的孩子。

The health of adolescents today will impact future generations, so it is vitally important that they aresupported to live long, healthy lives. One key psychological task of adolescence is the formation ofidentity; an active process in which adolescents learn about who they are, who they want to be, andwhat their role is in society. Identity shapes a person's behaviour and I believe that identity formation hasa substantial impact on the food choices people make. My PhD will use a range of different methods toexplore how identity formation influences diet in adolescence and the role of social media in thisinteraction, particularly in those who choose plant-based diets. I aim to work with adolescents to developintervention strategies that could help support them to make healthier, more plant-based food choicesthat they can carry forward throughout their lives and pass on to their own children.