Parental employment and work-family stress: Associations with family food environments

Associations of work-family conflicts with food habits and physical activity.

OBJECTIVE This study examines the relationship between family-work conflicts with food habits and physical activity, and whether the relationship is dependent on family structure and work-related factors. DESIGN AND SETTING Cross-sectional postal surveys were carried out in 2001 and 2002 among employees of the City of Helsinki, Finland, aged 40-60 years (n = 5346, response rate 66%; for women...

[Neuroticism, work demands, work-family conflict and job stress consequences].

BACKGROUND The objective of the study was to the determine of neuroticism, requirements of the labor market and work-family conflict while exploring consequences of various aspects of job stress in occupationally active parents. MATERIAL AND METHODS The investigations covered 159 females and 154 males from families where both parents are occupationally active and bring up at least one child a...

Measuring family food environments in diverse families with young children.

This study reports the development and validation of the 20 item Family Food Behavior Survey, a measure designed to assess broad components of the family food environment that may contribute to child overweight. In a diverse sample of 38 parents, factor analyses verified 4 domains: (1) maternal control of child eating behavior; (2) maternal presence during eating; (3) child choice, and (4) orga...

Examining Family Stress: Theory and Research

Parental Psychological Control and Autonomy Granting: Distinctions and Associations with Child and Family Functioning.

OBJECTIVE: This study utilized an observational coding scheme to identify parenting behavior reflecting psychological control and autonomy granting and examined relations between these parenting dimensions and indices of child and family functioning. DESIGN: A community sample of 90 preadolescents (aged 10.5 to 12 years) and both of their parents engaged in a triadic interaction that was coded...