A cross-national multi-level study of family meals

TY - JOUR

T1 - A cross-national multi-level study of family meals

AU - Davidson, R.

AU - Gauthier, A.H.

N1 - Reporting year: 2010

PY - 2010

Y1 - 2010

N2 - This article aims to broaden the understanding of the factors that predict the frequency of meals a family takes as a unit, as well as to assess the potential role country-level variables may have in accounting for cross-national differences in the frequency of family meals. Logistic regression and logistic hierarchical modeling are employed to achieve this goal. Findings indicate that family functioning and family composition predict the frequency of family meals and that country-level values help to explain international variations. The article concludes with directions for future research. Keywords: family meals; multi-level analysis; parental investment; post-materialism

AB - This article aims to broaden the understanding of the factors that predict the frequency of meals a family takes as a unit, as well as to assess the potential role country-level variables may have in accounting for cross-national differences in the frequency of family meals. Logistic regression and logistic hierarchical modeling are employed to achieve this goal. Findings indicate that family functioning and family composition predict the frequency of family meals and that country-level values help to explain international variations. The article concludes with directions for future research. Keywords: family meals; multi-level analysis; parental investment; post-materialism

U2 - 10.1177/0020715210376853

DO - 10.1177/0020715210376853

M3 - Article

SN - 0020-7152

VL - 51

SP - 349

EP - 365

JO - International Journal of Comparative Sociology

JF - International Journal of Comparative Sociology

IS - 5

ER -