Table 4.
Coefficient estimates from regression analyses examining associations of family meals and household food availability with family conflict, cohesion, and chaos (N = 548†)
| Independent variable | Dependent variables‡ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total # of family meals (per week) | Household fruits and vegetables (servings/person/week) | Household salty, fatty snacks (servings/person/week) | Household sugar‐sweetened beverages (servings/person/week) | |
| β (SE), [95% CI] | β (SE), [95% CI] | β (SE), [95% CI] | β (SE), [95% CI] | |
| Low family conflict | −0.15 (0.53) | −0.37 (0.45) | −0.63 (0.77) | −1.14 (0.76) |
| [−1.20, 0.90] | [−1.26, 0.52] | [−2.13, 0.88] | [−2.64, 0.36] | |
| High family conflict | 1.15 (0.71) | −0.21 (0.60) | 0.74 (1.02) | 0.45 (1.01) |
| [−0.24, 2.54] | [−1.40, 0.97] | [−1.26, 2.73] | [−1.54, 2.44] | |
| Low family cohesion | −3.38*** (0.71) | −1.07** (0.62) | −0.48 (1.04) | −0.05 (1.04) |
| [−4.78, −1.99] | [−2.28, 0.14] | [−2.52, 1.56] | [−2.08, 1.99] | |
| High family cohesion | 0.87* (0.50) | 1.27*** (0.43) | 1.38* (0.72) | 2.48*** (0.72) |
| [−0.12, 1.85] | [0.43, 2.11] | [−0.04, 2.79] | [1.06, 3.89] | |
| Low household chaos | 1.15** (0.55) | 1.50*** (0.47) | −0.28 (0.80) | −0.22 (0.80) |
| [0.06, 2.24] | [0.57, 2.43] | [−1.85, 1.29] | [−1.78, 1.35] | |
| High household chaos | −0.12 (0.55) | 0.30 (0.47) | 1.61* (0.79) | 0.90 (0.79) |
| [−1.21, 0.97] | [−0.63, 1.22] | [0.05, 3.17] | [−0.65, 2.46] | |
| R 2 (pseudo R 2) | 0.129 | 0.197 | 0.121 | 0.092 |
Note. For the regression of each outcome variable, the intermediate group for family conflict, cohesion, and chaos is used as a reference group. To avoid perfect collinearity, the dummy variables for the intermediate group are excluded in the regression. Linear regression analysis was performed for all models.
Participants excluded from analyses due to missing child height and weight data (n = 2).
Models include family conflict, cohesion, chaos, and the following covariates: mother's education level, paid hours of employment/week, race/ethnicity, general health status, weight status, family affluence, household composition (single vs. dual parents, number of children <18 years in household), total number family meals/week, family meal atmosphere, food insecurity risk, and child's sex, age, weight status, and general health status.
p < .10,
p < .05,
p < .01.