Franko Debra L, Thompson Douglas, Bauserman Robert, Affenito Sandra G, Striegel-Moore Ruth H
Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5000, USA.
Int J Eat Disord. 2008 May;41(4):360-7. doi: 10.1002/eat.20517.
To examine the association between family cohesion and behaviors linked to health or overweight in adolescents.
Cross-sectional analyses of family cohesion and eating behaviors of 2,379 girls (followed from ages 9-19) who participated in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Growth and Health Study (NGHS). Height and weight measurements were obtained on an annual basis. Family cohesion was measured by the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES) III. Food diaries were used to assess frequency of breakfast consumption and intake of milk, soda, fruits, and vegetables.
Family cohesion was significantly associated with less soda intake and higher rates of breakfast consumption. Ingestion of milk, fruits, and vegetables was predicted by family cohesion at the trend level.
Understanding the role of familial factors in adolescent eating behaviors is an important research priority. Strengthening family cohesion may be a valuable goal toward promoting the health of adolescents, increasing breakfast eating and decreasing soda consumption.
研究青少年家庭凝聚力与健康或超重相关行为之间的关联。
对参加美国国立心肺血液研究所生长与健康研究（NGHS）的2379名女孩（年龄从9岁至19岁）的家庭凝聚力和饮食行为进行横断面分析。每年测量身高和体重。家庭凝聚力通过家庭适应性和凝聚力评估量表（FACES）III进行测量。食物日记用于评估早餐消费频率以及牛奶、苏打水、水果和蔬菜的摄入量。
家庭凝聚力与较少的苏打水摄入量和较高的早餐消费率显著相关。在趋势水平上，家庭凝聚力可预测牛奶、水果和蔬菜的摄入量。
了解家庭因素在青少年饮食行为中的作用是一项重要的研究重点。加强家庭凝聚力可能是促进青少年健康、增加早餐摄入量和减少苏打水消费的一个有价值的目标。
