Family chaos and lack of mealtime planning is associated with food insecurity in low income households

Barbara H. Fiese, Craig Gundersen, Brenda Koester and Blake Jones

Economics & Human Biology, 2016, vol. 21, issue C, 147-155

Abstract: •Family chaos and lack of meal planning distinguished food insecure from food secure households.•Findings held when controlling for confounders such as education and marital status.•Mealtime planning may be a resource for food insecure households.

Keywords: Food security; Low income families; Family chaos; Family mealtimes (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2016.01.004

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