Does dinner make a strong family, or does a strong family make dinner? Full Text
EurekAlert!, 05/30/2012
The family meal is often touted and encouraged for its social and health benefits, but a new study questions the nature of this association, finding that the perceived benefits may not be as strong or as lasting once a number of factors are controlled for. The study accounts for aspects of the family environment that differentiate families on the basis of how often they eat together, and it's the first to use a fixed–effects approach that focuses on how changes in family dinners relate to changes in adolescent outcomes.
