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Food placement and parental/peer modeling significantly influence schoolchildren's food choices across different locations, while food preparation and price have negligible impacts, and children exhibit compensation behaviors by balancing healthy and unhealthy foods. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to identify the factors that influence schoolchildren's food choices in urban Tunisia.

May 30, 2026Open Access

What Drives Schoolchildren's Food Choices? Insights from a Gamified Stated-Preference Choice Experiment in Tunisia

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This research aims to identify the factors that influence schoolchildren's food choices in urban Tunisia.
Conducted a gamified stated-preference choice experiment with 2465 schoolchildren aged 8 to 12 years in Greater Tunis.
Simulated food choice scenarios across key times of the day with various food options and locations.
Analyzed data using random-effects binary logit models to evaluate the impact of different attributes on food selections.
Food placement and parental/peer modeling significantly influenced food choices, while preparation and price had negligible effects.
Children chose healthier options at home compared to food stores in school neighborhoods, with a significant effect of peer eating behaviors.
A dependency between healthy and unhealthy meals was observed, indicating compensation behaviors among schoolchildren.

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Randomized trial models food choices in schoolchildren, indicating the influence of peers and parents on diets.

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Chalak et al. (2026) studied this question.

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What Drives Schoolchildren's Food Choices? Insights from a Gamified Stated-Preference Choice Experiment in Tunisia

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