Factors Influencing the Feeling of Satisfaction with Eating

Abstract

The factors influencing the feeling of satisfaction when eating were studied, and the balance among these factors was clarified for differences in sex and age. A questionnaire about the feeling of satisfaction with eating was sent out in November 1997 to high school students, college students and office workers. The conclusions were drawn after an analysis of the answers.
The first factor analysis, involving the responses from all subjects enabled six factors to be identified about the feeling of satisfaction with eating : table setting, fashion and epicure, healthiness, value for money, table companions, and taste.
The second factor analysis, dividing the subjects by sex and age, revealed a difference between the male and female about the feeling of satisfaction with eating. Different factors for males were obtained from each of 3 age groups, while the same factors for females were apparent from all age groups.