TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Correlations between family meals and psychosocial well-being among adolescents
JO  - Archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
A1  - Eisenberg, Marla E.
A1  - Olson, Rachel E.
A1  - Neumark-Sztainer, D.
A1  - Story, M.
A1  - Bearinger, Linda H.
SP  - 792
EP  - 796
VL  - 158
IS  - 8
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between frequency of family meals and multiple indicators of adolescent health and well-being (tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use; academic performance; self-esteem; depressive symptoms; and suicide involvement) after controlling for family connectedness. METHODS: Data come from a 1998-1999 school-based survey of 4746 adolescents from ethnically and socioeconomically diverse communities in the Minneapolis/St Paul, Minn, metropolitan area. Logistic regression, controlling for family connectedness and sociodemographic variables, was used to identify relationships between family meals and adolescent health behaviors. RESULTS: Approximately one quarter (26.8%) of respondents ate 7 or more family meals in the past week, and approximately one quarter (23.1%) ate family meals 2 times or less. Frequency of family meals was inversely associated with tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use; low grade point average; depressive symptoms; and suicide involvement after controlling for family connectedness (odds ratios, 0.76-0.93). CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that eating family meals may enhance the health and well-being of adolescents. Public education on the benefits of family mealtime is recommended.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1072-4710
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.158.8.792
ID  - ref1
ER  -