ArticleAppetite2017
Deconstructing family meals: Do family structure, gender and employment status influence the odds of having a family meal?
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- Cross-national variation in the association between family structure and overweight and obesity: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged children (HBSC) study.SSM - population health · 2022Article
- Associations between family structure and adolescents' food habits.Public health nutrition · 2022Article
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- Parents' Modeling During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Influences on Family Members' Diet Quality and Satisfaction With-Food-Related Life in Dual-Earner Parents With Adolescent Children.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Measurement invariance of the comprehensive feeding practices questionnaire in dual-earner parents with adolescent children in Chile.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Associations of Family Meals with Adolescent Perception of Family Relationship and Compliance with Parental Guidance in Hong Kong: Results of a Representative Cross-Sectional Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Beyond the Normative Family Meal Promotion: A Narrative Review of Qualitative Results about Ordinary Domestic Commensality.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Relationships Between Work-to-Family Conflict and the Food Domain for Dual-Earner Parents With Adolescent Children.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Domain Satisfaction and Overall Life Satisfaction: Testing the Spillover-Crossover Model in Chilean Dual-Earner Couples.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The Mediating Role of Family and Food-Related Life Satisfaction in the Relationships between Family Support, Parent Work-Life Balance and Adolescent Life Satisfaction in Dual-Earner Families.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Diet Quality and Satisfaction with Life, Family Life, and Food-Related Life across Families: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study with Mother-Father-Adolescent Triads.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe assessed the odds of having a family dinner by parental gender, family structure and parental employment.
methodsThis study used data from the American Time Use Survey (ATUS) (2006-2008). Multivariate analyses assessed the odds of two outcomes among parents: 1) eating at all with children and 2) having a family dinner.
resultsSingle men had lower odds of eating at all with children and eating a family dinner in comparison to partnered/married males. Partnered/married women had increased odds of eating at all with children and eating a family dinner compared to their partnered/married male counterparts. While single women had increased odds of eating at all with children compared to partnered/married males, no difference was detected in the odds of having a family dinner. Among dual-headed households, women had lower odds of eating a family dinner when both parents were employed compared a dual-headed household with employed male/non-employed female. There were no differences among men regardless of their employment status or that of their partner/spouse.
conclusionsFamily structure, parental gender and employment status all influence the odds of having a family dinner. Future research on family meals should consider all of these factors to better understand trends and disparities across household compositions.
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