The Mediating Role of Family and Cultural Food Beliefs on the Relationship between Family Communication Patterns and Diet and Health Issues across Racial/Ethnic Groups

Bibliographic Data

ID21616623
AuthorsElizabeth Dorrance-Hall (0000-0003-4737-3659, Michigan State University, corresponding author), Mengyan Ma (0000-0001-5679-2113, Michigan State University), Dilnora Azimova (Michigan State University), Nicole Campbell (0000-0003-0191-1108, New York University), Morgan E Ellithorpe (0000-0002-0317-9267, Michigan State University), Morgan Ellithorpe (Michigan State University), Julie Plasencia (0000-0003-2143-3844, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, University of Kentucky), Manuel Chávez (0000-0002-4239-3397, Michigan State University), Geri Alumit Zeldes (0000-0002-7823-9906, Michigan State University), Bruno Takahashi (0000-0002-8570-4925, Michigan State University), Amy Bleakley (0000-0002-4539-4424, University of Delaware), Michael Hennessy (0000-0001-7176-3089, University of Delaware)
Year2021
Volume36
Issue5
Pages593-605
Publication date2021-04-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Communication (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1041-0236 • E-ISSN: 1532-7027
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10410236.2020.1733213
PMID32146844
OpenAlexW3009672995
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited57

Consumption of red meat has been linked to a variety of health issues, yet Americans are resistant to reducing their meat consumption. Family communication environments shape beliefs about food and meat consumption, and therefore are locations for potential interventions to change the way people think about food. Families are embedded in cultures, and both family and cultural norms shape beliefs about what people should eat. This study (N = 773) is interested in understanding how family communication is associated with food beliefs, meat consumption, and health issues across three racial/ethnic groups: Black/African American (n = 256), Hispanic (n = 260), non-Hispanic White (n = 257). Structural equation modeling results showed that conversation orientation was consistently associated with stronger endorsement of family cultural food beliefs across race/ethnicity groups. Family food beliefs were associated with either more health issues or more meat consumption depending on race/ethnicity and mediated the association between conversation orientation and health issues/meat consumption. Conversation orientation moderated the association between conformity orientation and food beliefs for Hispanic and non-Hispanic White participants. Implications for family communication patterns theory and health scholars are discussed along with recommendations for culturally tailored family-focused health interventions

Conformity · Conversation · Ethnic group · Health communication · Health equity · Processed meat · Psychological intervention · Public health · Sociology · Communication · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Gender Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods · Social Psychology · Food Science

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