| Food choice motives and the importance of family meals among immigrant mothers. | |
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PMID: 15975196 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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To determine the health and social benefits of the family mealtime, we examined the contribution of immigrant mothers' food motives to the importance placed on family meals, and cultural differences in mothers' food motives and the importance ascribed to family meals. Data were taken from a study on food choice factors among ten- to 12-year-old children from three cultural communities in Montreal. A 24-item, self-administered questionnaire was used to explore food choice motives. Each mother was also asked how important it was for her family to take the time to eat together, and if the child enjoyed sharing meals with his or her family. In all, 209 of the 653 questionnaires distributed were valid; 68 were from Haitian, 75 from Portuguese, and 66 from Vietnamese mothers. Five factors emerging from factor analyses explained 61.67% of the variance. Analysis of variance indicated significant differences between mothers' countries of origin for the importance placed on health, pleasure, familiarity, and ingredient properties (p<0.005). Among Haitian and Portuguese mothers, health motivations emerged as the only significant predictor of the importance given to family meals, whereas for Vietnamese mothers, both health and eating familiar foods were predictors (p<0.05). |
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Authors:
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Marie Marquis; Bryna Shatenstein |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Canadian journal of dietetic practice and research : a publication of Dietitians of Canada = Revue canadienne de la pratique et de la recherche en diététique : une publication des Diététistes du Canada Volume: 66 ISSN: 1486-3847 ISO Abbreviation: Can J Diet Pract Res Publication Date: 2005 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-06-24 Completed Date: 2005-08-02 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9811151 Medline TA: Can J Diet Pract Res Country: Canada |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 77-82 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Université de Montréal, Faculté de médecine, Département de nutrition, QC. |
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Acculturation Adult Analysis of Variance Attitude to Health / ethnology* Child Choice Behavior Cultural Characteristics Emigration and Immigration* Female Food Habits / ethnology* Haiti / ethnology Humans Male Mothers / psychology, statistics & numerical data* Motivation Portugal / ethnology Quebec Questionnaires Regression Analysis Vietnam / ethnology |
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