Family Meals and Social Eating Behavior and Their Association with Disordered Eating among Spanish Adolescents: The EHDLA Study
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López Gil, José Francisco; Victoria Montesinos, Desirée; Gutiérrez Espinoza, Héctor; Jiménez López, EstelaFecha
2024-03Disciplina/s
Ciencias de la AlimentaciónMateria/s
Eating disordersEating habits
Prevention
Family
Youth
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the association of family meals and social eating behavior with disordered eating behavior in Spanish adolescents. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that included 706 adolescents (43.9% boys) from the Eating Habits and Daily Life Activities (EHDLA) study (aged 12 to 17) from Valle de Ricote, Region of Murcia, Spain. The frequency of family meals was assessed by asking participants to report how often their family, or most household members, had shared meals in the past week. Social eating behavior was evaluated using three statements: “I enjoy sitting down with family or friends for a meal”, “Having at least one meal a day with others (family or friends) is important to me”, and “I usually have dinner with others”. To evaluate disordered eating, two psychologists administered the Sick, Control, One, Fat and Food (SCOFF) questionnaire. Results: After adjusting for several covariates, for each additional family meal, the likelihood of...