Parenting Stress, Dinnertime Rituals, and Child Well-being in Working-Class Families

This study examined the extent to which family dinnertime rituals serve a protective role for families experiencing high levels of stress. Using data from a longitudinal study of working-class couples, the role of dinnertime rituals as a moderator of mothers' and fathers' parenting stress...

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Published in:Family relations 2015-02, Vol.64 (1), p.93-107
Main Authors: Yoon, Yesel, Newkirk, Katie, Perry-Jenkins, Maureen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Behavior problems
Child Health
child outcomes
Childrearing Practices
Children
Children & youth
Couples
Employment
Families & family life
Family Life
Family relations
family rituals
Family studies
Fathers
Females
Gender
gender differences
Girls
Grade 1
Longitudinal Studies
Meals
Mothers
Parent-child relations
Parenting
parenting stress
Parents & parenting
RESEARCH IN FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL RESILIENCE
Ritual
Rituals
Sex roles
Stress
Studies
Symptoms
Well Being
Working Class
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Summary:This study examined the extent to which family dinnertime rituals serve a protective role for families experiencing high levels of stress. Using data from a longitudinal study of working-class couples, the role of dinnertime rituals as a moderator of mothers' and fathers' parenting stress and child psychosocial outcomes was investigated. Greater dinnertime rituals reported by fathers moderated the effect of parenting stress on internalizing problems for girls, but not for boys. Fathers' reports of dinnertime rituals were related to fewer behavioral symptoms, internalizing problems and externalizing problems, and greater adaptive skills for girls. No significant interaction effects for mothers' parenting stress or rituals were found, but there were significant main effects of mothers' parenting stress and dinnertime rituals on child outcomes. These findings suggest that dinnertime rituals can potentially moderate the effects of parenting stress on child outcomes and fathers and daughters showed the greatest benefits of these family practices.
ISSN:0197-6664
1741-3729
0197-6664
DOI:10.1111/fare.12107