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AbstractDespite increasing levels of per capita seafood consumption globally, consumption levels across the population vary with many consumers eating less than recommended weekly intakes. This study investigates the influence of childhood patterns of seafood consumption, consumer confidence in selecting and preparing seafood, adult eating habits, and lifestyle on seafood consumption. Partial least squares structural equation modelling analysis was conducted using a sample of 1,318 Australian adults. The results show that consuming seafood regularly in childhood and developing the confidence to select and prepare seafood as an adult contribute to the development of seafood eating habits. Subsequently, a habit of consuming seafood leads to a lifestyle involving regular consumption of seafood. The results indicate the need to develop and implement intervention strategies for encouraging childhood seafood consumption ("train the child") and increasing adults' confidence in selecting and preparing seafood ("teach the adult"). Intervention strategies proposed include educational programmes targeted at both children and adults, combined with the development of seafood products that appeal to children and suit the changing lifestyle needs of today's 21st century consumers.

In discussions about the goals we should set for our policies and programs, there are some familiar moral reasons to think that hope and resilience should often be included. In particular, hope and resilience are both widely recognized as moral virtues, and they may be vital for social cohesion. To demonstrate the feasibility of modelling and measuring the relevant variables and of putting them to use, we developed and tested a number of hypotheses. Drawing upon survey data that we collected from 429 participants (211 Indigenous Australians and 218 non-Indigenous Australians'), we found that favourable beliefs about the quality of government support are positively associated with greater levels of hope and resilience. Hope and resilience, in turn, are positively associated with greater satisfaction with life. But most interestingly, we found a strong and widespread positive association between fully recognizing the legacy of historical injustices in Australia and having hope.
Points for practitioners:
• It is feasible to adopt hope and resilience as goals for policies and programs, and to evaluate policies and programs accordingly. Moreover, as indicated here, doing so can provide some interesting results.