Deconstructing family meals: Do family structure, gender and employment status influence the odds of having a family meal?
Appetite
; 114: 187-193, 2017 07 01.
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| ID: mdl-28347778
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
We assessed the odds of having a family dinner by parental gender, family structure and parental employment.METHODS:
This 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.RESULTS:
Single 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.CONCLUSIONS:
Family 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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Assunto principal:
Família
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Cooperação do Paciente
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Emprego
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Relações Familiares
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Refeições
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Dieta Saudável
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Appetite
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article