Eisenberg Marla E, Neumark-Sztainer Dianne, Fulkerson Jayne A, Story Mary
Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454, USA.
J Adolesc Health. 2008 Aug;43(2):151-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.01.019. Epub 2008 Apr 11.
To examine 5-year longitudinal associations between family meal patterns and subsequent substance use in adolescents.
A total of 806 Minnesota adolescents were surveyed in public schools in 1998-1999 (mean age, 12.8 years) and again by mail in 2003-2004 (mean age, 17.2 years) as part of a longitudinal population-based study. Logistic regression was used to estimate the odds of tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use at follow-up for adolescents reporting regular family meals at baseline compared with those without regular family meals, adjusting for family connectedness and prior substance use.
Family meal frequency at baseline was associated with significantly lower odds of cigarette smoking, alcohol use, and marijuana use at follow-up among female adolescents, even after adjusting for baseline substance use and additional covariates. Family meals were not associated with use of any substance at follow-up for male adolescents after adjusting for baseline use.
Results from this study suggest that regular family meals in adolescence may have a long-term protective association with the development of substance use over 5 years among females. Parents should be encouraged to establish a pattern of regular family meals, as this activity may have long lasting benefits.
研究青少年家庭用餐模式与后续物质使用之间的5年纵向关联。
作为一项基于人群的纵向研究的一部分，1998 - 1999年对明尼苏达州的806名青少年在公立学校进行了调查（平均年龄12.8岁），并于2003 - 2004年再次通过邮件进行调查（平均年龄17.2岁）。使用逻辑回归来估计在基线时报告有规律家庭用餐的青少年与没有规律家庭用餐的青少年相比，随访时使用烟草、酒精和大麻的几率，并对家庭关系和先前的物质使用情况进行了调整。
即使在对基线物质使用情况和其他协变量进行调整之后，基线时的家庭用餐频率与随访时女性青少年吸烟、饮酒和使用大麻的几率显著降低相关。在对基线使用情况进行调整之后，家庭用餐与男性青少年随访时使用任何物质均无关联。
本研究结果表明，青少年时期规律的家庭用餐可能与女性在5年期间物质使用的发展存在长期的保护关联。应鼓励父母建立规律的家庭用餐模式，因为这一活动可能会带来长期的益处。
