Table 2.
Effects of chronic and lagged transient stressors on types of foods served at meals (i.e., fast food, pre-prepared food, homemade food) (N=61 participants; 383 observation days)a
| Outcome: fast food | Outcome: pre-prepared food | Outcome: homemade food | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent predictor variable | Mean response | 95% CI | P valueb | Mean response | 95% CI | P Value | Mean response | 95% CI | P value |
| Chronic stressors | |||||||||
| High chronic stress indicator (ref: low chronic stress) | 0.08 | (-0.06, 0.22) | 0.237 | -0.07 | (-0.23, 0.10) | 0.423 | -0.09 | (-0.24, 0.07) | 0.269 |
| Stressful life events (prior 6 months) | |||||||||
| Active (ref: no active events) | -0.12 | (-0.22, -0.01) | 0.033 | 0.00 | (-0.12, 0.13) | 0.939 | 0.08 | (-0.03, 0.20) | 0.159 |
| Resolved (ref: no resolved events) | 0.07 | (-0.02, 0.17) | 0.116 | -0.05 | (-0.16, 0.06) | 0.383 | -0.03 | (-0.13, 0.07) | 0.538 |
| Transient stressors | |||||||||
| Lagged sources of stress | |||||||||
| "A lot of work at home, school, or job" | |||||||||
| L0. (same day) | 0.06 | (-0.01, 0.13) | 0.070 | -0.04 | (-0.13, 0.04) | 0.348 | -0.01 | (-0.10, 0.08) | 0.855 |
| L1. (second day) | 0.00 | (-0.07, 0.06) | 0.891 | 0.00 | (-0.08, 0.08) | 0.962 | 0.05 | (-0.04, 0.14) | 0.282 |
| L2. (third day) | 0.02 | (-0.05, 0.08) | 0.579 | 0.00 | (-0.08, 0.08) | 0.975 | -0.02 | (-0.11, 0.06) | 0.614 |
| "Conflicts with spouse, partner, or children" | |||||||||
| L0. (same day)c | 0.09 | (0.02, 0.17) | 0.018 | -0.05 | (-0.15, 0.05) | 0.311 | -0.03 | (-0.13, 0.08) | 0.620 |
| L1. (second day) | -0.03 | (-0.11, 0.05) | 0.469 | 0.10 | (0.00, 0.20) | 0.047 | 0.00 | (-0.10, 0.11) | 0.964 |
| L2. (third day) | 0.02 | (-0.06, 0.10) | 0.621 | 0.01 | (-0.09, 0.1) | 0.899 | 0.01 | (-0.10, 0.11) | 0.902 |
| "Financial problems" | |||||||||
| L0. (same day) | -0.02 | (-0.17, 0.14) | 0.808 | 0.22 | (0.03, 0.42) | 0.027 | -0.01 | (-0.22, 0.19) | 0.913 |
| L1. (second day) | 0.02 | (-0.15, 0.19) | 0.819 | -0.13 | (-0.34, 0.09) | 0.244 | 0.14 | (-0.08, 0.36) | 0.210 |
| L2. (third day) | 0.10 | (-0.07, 0.26) | 0.250 | 0.07 | (-0.14, 0.28) | 0.523 | -0.24 | (-0.46, -0.02) | 0.035 |
aModel adjusted for: Parent sex, age, race, country of origin, relationship status, acculturation status (assimilation, separation, and integration), and day of the week
bBoldface values indicate statistical significance at p < 0.05
c Interpretation Example: Interpersonal transient stressors had positive relationships with fast food within-day (0.09, 95% CI: (0.02, 0.17), P=0.018)