Table 3.
Effects of chronic and lagged transient stressors on daily meals serving desserts, fruits and vegetables, meat and plant protein, grains, and dairy (N=61 participants; 383 observation days)a
| Outcome: cake, candy, & SSB | Outcome: fruits and vegetables | Outcome: meat and plant protein | Outcome: grains | Outcome: dairy | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent predictor variable | Mean response | 95% CI | P valueb | Mean response | 95% CI | P value | Mean response | 95% CI | P value | Mean response | 95% CI | P value | Mean response | 95% CI | P value |
| Chronic stressors | |||||||||||||||
| High chronic stress Indicator (ref: low chronic stress)c | 0.07 | (-0.08, 0.23) | 0.374 | -0.18 | (-0.35, -0.00) | 0.048 | -0.28 | (-0.44, -0.11) | 0.001 | -0.07 | (-0.22, 0.08) | 0.391 | -0.16 | (-0.34, 0.02) | 0.087 |
| Stressful life events (prior 6 months) | |||||||||||||||
| Active (ref: no active events) | -0.06 | (-0.18, 0.06) | 0.351 | 0.07 | (-0.07, 0.20) | 0.314 | -0.16 | (-0.29, -0.04) | 0.011 | -0.10 | (-0.22, 0.01) | 0.077 | -0.16 | (-0.3, -0.02) | 0.028 |
| Resolved (ref: no resolved events) | 0.01 | (-0.10, 0.11) | 0.917 | 0.13 | (0.01, 0.25) | 0.030 | 0.08 | (-0.03, 0.19) | 0.136 | 0.02 | (-0.08, 0.12) | 0.739 | 0.08 | (-0.04, 0.20) | 0.212 |
| Transient stressors | |||||||||||||||
| Lagged sources of stress | |||||||||||||||
| "A lot of work at home, school, or job" | |||||||||||||||
| L0. (same day) | -0.02 | (-0.09, 0.06) | 0.642 | -0.02 | (-0.10, 0.07) | 0.702 | -0.04 | (-0.12, 0.04) | 0.333 | -0.06 | (-0.14, 0.02) | 0.154 | -0.08 | (-0.16, 0.01) | 0.075 |
| L1. (second day) | 0.02 | (-0.05, 0.10) | 0.584 | 0.05 | (-0.04, 0.13) | 0.261 | 0.09 | (0.01, 0.17) | 0.022 | -0.01 | (-0.09, 0.06) | 0.714 | -0.03 | (-0.12, 0.05) | 0.435 |
| L2. (third day) | -0.02 | (-0.09, 0.05) | 0.585 | -0.01 | (-0.09, 0.07) | 0.822 | 0.02 | (-0.06, 0.10) | 0.643 | 0.00 | (-0.08, 0.07) | 0.922 | 0.02 | (-0.06, 0.11) | 0.613 |
| "Conflicts with spouse, partner, or children" | |||||||||||||||
| L0. (same day) | 0.03 | (-0.06, 0.12) | 0.559 | 0.06 | (-0.04, 0.16) | 0.232 | 0.01 | (-0.09, 0.10) | 0.915 | 0.05 | (-0.05, 0.14) | 0.338 | -0.03 | (-0.13, 0.08) | 0.625 |
| L1. (second day) | 0.06 | (-0.03, 0.15) | 0.170 | -0.02 | (-0.12, 0.08) | 0.713 | 0.02 | (-0.07, 0.11) | 0.671 | -0.04 | (-0.14, 0.06) | 0.413 | 0.04 | (-0.07, 0.14) | 0.493 |
| L2. (third day) | -0.04 | (-0.13, 0.04) | 0.320 | -0.01 | (-0.10, 0.09) | 0.895 | 0.07 | (-0.02, 0.16) | 0.109 | 0.04 | (-0.05, 0.13) | 0.409 | 0.06 | (-0.04, 0.16) | 0.235 |
| "Financial problems" | |||||||||||||||
| L0. (same day) | 0.02 | (-0.15, 0.19) | 0.824 | 0.00 | (-0.19, 0.19) | 0.992 | -0.06 | (-0.24, 0.11) | 0.471 | 0.23 | (0.05, 0.41) | 0.010 | -0.04 | (-0.23, 0.16) | 0.708 |
| L1. (second day) | -0.11 | (-0.29, 0.07) | 0.244 | 0.16 | (-0.04, 0.37) | 0.121 | 0.04 | (-0.15, 0.23) | 0.673 | -0.10 | (-0.29, 0.10) | 0.336 | -0.06 | (-0.27, 0.15) | 0.566 |
| L2. (third day) | -0.05 | (-0.24, 0.14) | 0.627 | -0.09 | (-0.30, 0.13) | 0.421 | 0.14 | (-0.06, 0.34) | 0.167 | -0.24 | (-0.44, -0.03) | 0.022 | 0.16 | (-0.06, 0.38) | 0.155 |
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: Parents who reported high chronic stress were statistically less likely to serve fruits and vegetables (-0.18, 95% CI: (-0.35, -0.00), P=0.019) and meat and plant proteins (-0.28, 95% CI: (-0.44, -0.11)), relative to parents who experienced low chronic stress.