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The impact of conditions associated with maternal employment on the diet quality of young children
Author(s) -
MOE JULIAN K.,
JOHNSON RACHEL K.,
KOLODINSKY JANE
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of consumer studies and home economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.775
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1470-6431
pISSN - 0309-3891
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-6431.1995.tb00546.x
Subject(s) - environmental health , quality (philosophy) , multivariate analysis , child care , medicine , psychology , pediatrics , philosophy , epistemology
Questionnaire and dietary intake data from employed mothers with pre‐school children were examined to discern the effects of employment‐related conditions on the diet quality of preschool children. These conditions included role satisfaction of the mother, household support and perceived quality of child care. Multivariate analysis showed few effects of these conditions on diet quality. Role satisfaction was positively correlated with dietary fat intake and maternal education level was negatively correlated with calcium intake. Overall, this study showed that working mothers were able to provide a sound diet for their children regardless of their numerous responsibilities.