The intergenerational transmission of family meal practices
A mixed-methods study of parents of young children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15097072 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katie A Loth (0000-0001-8934-2522, University of Minnesota, corresponding author), Marc James Abrigo Uy (0000-0003-2234-6785, University of Minnesota), Megan R Winkler (0000-0001-8567-145X, University of Minnesota), Dianne Neumark-Sztainer (0000-0001-9435-1669, University of Minnesota), Jennifer O Fisher (0000-0002-8804-5857, Temple University), Jerica M Berge (0000-0003-3371-351X, University of Minnesota) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1-12 |
| Publication date | 2019-02-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980018003920 |
| PMID | 30732660 |
| OpenAlex | W2913976999 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 39 |
Objective The current mixed-methods study explored qualitative accounts of prior childhood experiences and current contextual factors around family meals across three quantitatively informed categories of family meal frequency patterns from adolescence to parenthood: (i) ‘maintainers’ of family meals across generations; (ii) ‘starters’ of family meals in the next generation; and (iii) ‘inconsistent’ family meal patterns across generations. Design Quantitative survey data collected as part of the first (1998–1999) and fourth (2015–2016) waves of the longitudinal Project EAT (Eating and Activity in Adolescents and Young Adults) study and qualitative interviews conducted with a subset ( n 40) of Project EAT parent participants in 2016–2017. Setting Surveys were completed in school (Wave 1) and online (Wave 4); qualitative interviews were completed in-person or over the telephone. Participants Parents of children of pre-school age ( n 40) who had also completed Project EAT surveys at Wave 1 and Wave 4. Results Findings revealed salient variation within each overarching theme around family meal influences (‘early childhood experiences’, ‘influence of partner’, ‘household skills’ and ‘family priorities’) across the three intergenerational family meal patterns, in which ‘maintainers’ had numerous influences that supported the practice of family meals; ‘starters’ experienced some supports and some challenges; and ‘inconsistents’ experienced many barriers to making family meals a regular practice. Conclusions Family meal interventions should address differences in cooking and planning skills, aim to reach all adults in the home, and seek to help parents who did not eat family meals as a child develop an understanding of how and why they might start this tradition with their family
Developmental psychology · Meal · Meal preparation · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Sociology · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |