Perceptions of the family mealtime environment and adolescent mealtime behavior: Do adults and adolescents agree?
Perceptions of the family mealtime environment and adolescent mealtime behavior: Do adults and adolescents agree?
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10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60181-4
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发表时间：
2001-05-01
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Story, M
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Boutelle, KN;Lytle, LA;Story, M
The family mealtime environment has great potential to affect the eating behaviors of youth in the family. It is difficult to determine the important elements of a healthy mealtime environment because a valid assessment of the family environment is so difficult to obtain. The objective of this study is to examine the level of agreement between adult and adolescent perceptions of the family mealtime environment and adolescent tnt mealtime behavior. A telephone survey was used to query adult and adolescent family members about how they perceive the family mealtime environment and thr adolescent's mealtime behavior. A convenience sample of 282 adult/adolescent pairs front four schools in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area completed the telephone surveys. Frequencies of responses and the associations between the adult and adolescent responses are presented. Pearson correlations and regression were used to examine the level of association between adult and adolescent responses. Mixed-model regression was used for the continuous variables, and mixed-model logistic regression was used for the dichotomous variables. This study showed very little concordance between adolescent and adult responses. Only one question regarding arguments about eating during mealtime showed concordance. Adults and adolescents living in the same household seem to have different perceptions of the family mealtime environment and adolescent rating patterns. Researchers need to be aware of and concerned with the validity of the use of self-report for descriptions of family mealtime. They also need to be aware of the difference in adult and adolescent perceptions and confider these differences when designing messages for the family.
