The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The Family Resiliency Center, Urbana, IL 61801-3811, USA.
Child Dev. 2011 Jan-Feb;82(1):133-45. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01545.x.
Family mealtimes have the potential to promote healthy child development. This observational study of 200 family mealtimes examined the relation between child health in a group of children (ages 5 to 12) with persistent asthma and 3 dimensions of mealtime interaction: Action, Behavior Control, and Communication. Percent time spent in Action and Positive Communication varied by asthma severity, child quality of life, and sociodemographic variables. Positive communication during mealtimes predicted child quality of life. Significant interactions between demographic variables and behavior control suggested that higher levels of behavior control affected child quality of life in the context of lower maternal education. Guidance is offered for practitioners and policy makers toward promoting healthy family mealtimes as a public health priority.
家庭用餐时间有可能促进儿童健康发展。本项针对 200 次家庭用餐的观察性研究考察了一组患有持续性哮喘的儿童（年龄 5 至 12 岁）的健康状况与用餐互动的 3 个维度（行为、行为控制和沟通）之间的关系。行为和积极沟通的时间百分比因哮喘严重程度、儿童生活质量和社会人口统计学变量而异。用餐时的积极沟通预测了儿童的生活质量。行为控制与人口统计学变量之间的显著相互作用表明，在母亲教育程度较低的情况下，较高的行为控制水平会影响儿童的生活质量。为从业者和政策制定者提供了指导，以促进健康的家庭用餐时间作为公共卫生的重点。
