Family Meals, Conviviality, and the Mediterranean Diet among Families with Adolescents
de la Torre-Moral, Andrea (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Estudis de Ciències de la Salut)
Medina, F. Xavier (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Estudis de Ciències de la Salut)
Aguilar-Martínez, Alicia (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Estudis de Ciències de la Salut)
Sánchez Carracedo, David (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicologia Clínica i de la Salut)
Fàbregues, Sergi (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Departament de Psicologia i Educació)
Bach Faig, Anna (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. Estudis de Ciències de la Salut)
Fornieles Deu, Albert (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Psicobiologia i de Metodologia de Ciències de la Salut)

Data:	2021
Resum:	Two aspects that characterize the Mediterranean diet (MD) are "what" and "how" we eat. Conviviality relates to "how" we eat and to the pleasure of sharing meals with significant people. The most studied concept is "family meals", which includes conviviality, which involves "enjoying" family meals. Given the lack of research on convivial family meals in Mediterranean countries, the purpose of this qualitative study was to analyze the family meal representations and practices of families with 12- to 16-year-old adolescents to assess whether they responded to a pattern of conviviality, and to examine their association with MD adherence. Twelve semi-structured interviews were conducted and food frequency and family meal questionnaires were administered. A food pattern analysis was carried out and digital photos of meals were analyzed to examine eating habits and meal composition, respectively. The findings showed that parents believed family meals are a space for socialization and communication. Items relating to the conviviality of family meals identified in the study were meal frequency, meals at the table, lack of digital distractions, pleasant conversations, and time spent on family meals. Attention should be paid to conviviality in Mediterranean families when designing multi-approach strategies to promote healthy eating among adolescents.
Ajuts:	Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación RTI2018-099293-B-I00
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Llengua:	Català
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Matèria:	Conviviality ; Family meals ; Mediterranean diet ; Meals ; Adolescents ; Qualitative research ; Interviews ; Commensality
Publicat a:	International journal of environmental research and public health, Vol. 18 Núm. 5 (2021) , p. 2499, ISSN 1660-4601

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18052499
PMID: 33802507

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