Similar to (Knol et al. 2018) and (Morgan et al. 2021), this study reaffirmed that cooking confidence plays a meaningful role in students’ food choices, but it adds a new dimension by identifying gender as a key influence.
Rewrite --> Similarly to recent studies conducted by Knol et al. and Morgan et al., this study reaffirmed that cooking confidence is instrumental in students’ food choices, but it adds a new dimension by identifying gender as a key influence.
Self-reported measures may have introduced bias, and the cross-sectional design prevented conclusions about cause and effect.
Rewrite --> To add, self-reported measures introduce the potential for bias, while a cross-sectional design prevents causation from being determined.
However, the lack of gender differences in safety and nutrition knowledge suggests that these topics may now be more equally emphasized across genders, possibly due to improved access to nutrition education and broader cultural shifts in household roles.
Rewrite --> However, the lack of gender differences in safety and nutrition knowledge suggests that these topics may be more equally emphasized across genders. This is a possible result of improved access to nutrition education and broader cultural shifts in household roles.
The original hypothesis—that gender differences would exist across all three domains—was partially supported.
Rewrite --> The findings support the original hypothesis, suggesting that gender differences are present across all three domains.
This study explored whether self-efficacy differed between genders, asking the research question: Are there differences in different groups of self-efficacy based on gender?
Maybe rewrite as this: This study aimed to determine whether there are differences in self-efficacy based on gender.