ERIC Number: EJ992172
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 17
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
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Family Meals and Child Academic and Behavioral Outcomes
Miller, Daniel P.; Waldfogel, Jane; Han, Wen-Jui
Child Development, v83 n6 p2104-2120 Nov-Dec 2012
This study investigates the link between the frequency of family breakfasts and dinners and child academic and behavioral outcomes in a panel sample of 21,400 children aged 5-15. It complements previous work by examining younger and older children separately and by using information on a large number of controls and rigorous analytic methods to discern whether there is causal relation between family meal frequency (FMF) and child outcomes. In child fixed-effects models, which controlled for unchanging aspects of children and their families, there were no significant (p less than 0.05) relations between FMF and either academic or behavioral outcomes, a novel finding. These results were robust to various specifications of the FMF variables and did not differ by child age. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Academic Achievement, Nutrition, Eating Habits, Children, Adolescents, Correlation, Child Development, Behavior Problems, Family Relationship, Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Geographic Location, Family Structure, English (Second Language), Employed Parents, Body Weight, At Risk Persons, Early Intervention, Television Viewing, Parent School Relationship, Educational Environment, Teacher Competencies, Minority Groups, Institutional Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Grade 1; Grade 3; Grade 5; Grade 8; Kindergarten
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Early Childhood Longitudinal Survey
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