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Single-parenthood and perceived income insufficiency as challenges for meal patterns in childhood

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2018
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Parikka, Suvi
Levälahti, Esko
Martelin, Tuija
Laatikainen, Tiina
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10.1016/j.appet.2018.04.005
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Parikka, Suvi. Levälahti, Esko. Martelin, Tuija. Laatikainen, Tiina. (2018). Single-parenthood and perceived income insufficiency as challenges for meal patterns in childhood.  APPETITE, 127, 10-20. 10.1016/j.appet.2018.04.005.
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Family is an important setting for development of eating behaviour in childhood. The aim of this study was to investigate associations and direct and indirect pathways between family socioeconomic position (SEP) factors, family type and meal patterns in childhood on weekdays (4–6 meals a day, breakfast skipping, and family dinner). The cross-sectional LATE study was carried out in Finland in 2007–2009. Our dataset comprised 2864 school-aged children (aged ca 7–16 years). Associations between parental BMI, education, labor market status, perceived income sufficiency, family type and childhood meal patterns were first examined by bivariate and multivariate regression analyses separately for children (aged 7–11 years; N = 1920) and adolescents (14–16 years; N = 944). To identify direct and indirect pathways between SEP factors, family type and the three meal pattern variables path analysis was performed. The present study showed that family resources in terms of family type and perceived income sufficiency seemed important in meal patterns in childhood. On the other hand the previously reported strong associations between parental education and meal patterns seemed to a large extend to be mediated through family type. Both children and adolescents living in families experiencing income insufficiency had an increased risk of skipping breakfast and not eating the recommended 4–6 meals a day. Family type and especially single-parenthood was associated with breakfast skipping and fewer family dinners in both age groups and with not-recommended meal frequency among children (7–11 y), respectively. This study showed that there are socioeconomic and family type inequalities in meal patterns in childhood and they are more pronounced during childhood compared with adolescence.

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children   meal patterns   family socioeconomic position   family type   path analysis   
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https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/6734
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2018.04.005
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