Systematic review of the effects of family meal frequency on psychosocial outcomes in youth

This 2019 study theorizes that child inclusion in meal planning and preparation by their parents may help increase their vegetable consumption. This concept is based on the ‘IKEA effect’, which assumes that individuals like self-created objects more than objects created by someone else. Radtke et al. also investigate whether this relationship between child participation and […]

This 2016 study focused on different family members’ participation in the food preparation process at home, investigating their potential links with dietary quality and eating patterns. Berge et al. used the data of 2 population-based studies with participants from socioeconomically and racially/ethnically diverse households. Adolescents completed questionnaires while the parents filled out surveys to report […]