Are family meals and social eating behaviour associated with depression, anxiety, and stress in adolescents? The EHDLA study

Objective This study examined the association between family meals and social eating behaviour with depression, anxiety and stress symptoms among Spanish adolescents. Methods This was a cross-sectional study with data obtained from a representative sample of adolescents aged 12–17 years from Valle d...

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Autores: Victoria Montesinos, Desirée, Jiménez López, Estela, Mesas, Arthur Eumann, López Bueno, Rubén, Garrido Miguel, Miriam, Gutiérrez Espinoza, Héctor, Smith, Lee, López Gil, José Francisco
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia (UCAM)
Repositorio:RIUCAM. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ucam.edu:10952/8138
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10952/8138
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Eating habits
Mental health
Youths
Teenagers
Psychosocial health
Lifestyle
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Sumario:Objective This study examined the association between family meals and social eating behaviour with depression, anxiety and stress symptoms among Spanish adolescents. Methods This was a cross-sectional study with data obtained from a representative sample of adolescents aged 12–17 years from Valle de Ricote, Murcia, Spain. Emotional symptomatology was evaluated with the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. The frequency of family meals and social eating behaviour were self-reported. Results Each additional point in social eating behaviour decreased the probability of having a higher number of depressive (OR = 0.83; 95% CI, 0.75–0.92), anxiety (OR = 0.88; 95% CI, 0.80–0.97) and stress (OR = 0.90; 95% CI, 0.82–0.99) symptoms. Conclusions Higher social eating behaviour was associated with lower probabilities of higher number of depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms.