Promoting family meals: a review of existing interventions and opportunities for future research
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Evidence suggests that regular family meals protect against unhealthy eating and obesity during childhood and adolescence. However, there is limited information on ways to promote family meals as part of health promotion and obesity prevention efforts. The primary aim of this review was to synthesize the literature on strategies to promote family meals among families with school-aged children and adolescents. First, we reviewed interventions that assess family meals as an outcome and summarized strategies that have been used in these interventions. Second, we reviewed correlates and barriers to family meals to identify focal populations and target constructs for consideration in new interventions. During May 26-27, 2014, PubMed and PsycInfo databases were searched to identify literature on family meals published between January 1, 2000 and May 27, 2014. Two reviewers coded 2,115 titles/abstracts, yielding a sample of 139 articles for full-text review. Six interventions and 43 other studies presenting data on correlates of or barriers to family meals were included in the review. Four interventions resulted in greater family meal frequency. Although there were a small number of interventions, intervention settings were diverse and included the home, community, medical settings, the workplace, and the Internet. Common strategies were goal setting and interactive group activities, and intervention targets included cooking and food preparation, cost, shopping, and adolescent influence. Although methodological nuances may contribute to mixed findings, key correlates of family meals were employment, socioeconomic and demographic factors, family structure, and psychosocial constructs. Barriers to consider in future interventions include time and scheduling challenges, cost, and food preferences. Increasing youth involvement in mealtime, tailoring interventions to family characteristics, and providing support for families experiencing time-related barriers are suggested strategies for future research.
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Leveraging the family structure as a means of social support could positively augment health promotion and prevention efforts.
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- Authors
- Hennessy, E., Dwyer, L., Oh, A., & Patrick, H.
- Affiliations
- Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- Corresponding author
- Hennessy, Erin
- Venue
- Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2015-06
- Volume
- 6
- Pages
- 115
- ISSN
- 1179-318X (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC4482375
- OpenAlex
- W1621283168
- Cited by
- 63
- References
- 71
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2
- FWCI
- 0.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Adolescent Health Medicine and Therapeutics (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHSN261200800001E)
- National Institutes of Health (#HHSN261200800001E, HHSN261200800001C)
- National Cancer Institute (HHSN261200800001E))
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Keywords
- family meals, childhood obesity prevention, adolescent eating behavior, school-aged children, health promotion interventions, goal setting, family structure, socioeconomic factors, employment, time constraints
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