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Table 2 Effects of chronic and lagged transient stressors on types of foods served at meals (i.e., fast food, pre-prepared food, homemade food) (N=61 participants; 383 observation days)a

From: Examining within- and across-day relationships between transient and chronic stress and parent food-related parenting practices in a racially/ethnically diverse and immigrant population

 

Outcome: fast food

Outcome: pre-prepared food

Outcome: homemade food

Independent predictor variable

Mean response

95% CI

P valueb

Mean response

95% CI

P Value

Mean response

95% CI

P value

Chronic stressors

 High chronic stress indicator (ref: low chronic stress)

0.08

(-0.06, 0.22)

0.237

-0.07

(-0.23, 0.10)

0.423

-0.09

(-0.24, 0.07)

0.269

Stressful life events (prior 6 months)

 Active (ref: no active events)

-0.12

(-0.22, -0.01)

0.033

0.00

(-0.12, 0.13)

0.939

0.08

(-0.03, 0.20)

0.159

 Resolved (ref: no resolved events)

0.07

(-0.02, 0.17)

0.116

-0.05

(-0.16, 0.06)

0.383

-0.03

(-0.13, 0.07)

0.538

Transient stressors

Lagged sources of stress

"A lot of work at home, school, or job"

 L0. (same day)

0.06

(-0.01, 0.13)

0.070

-0.04

(-0.13, 0.04)

0.348

-0.01

(-0.10, 0.08)

0.855

 L1. (second day)

0.00

(-0.07, 0.06)

0.891

0.00

(-0.08, 0.08)

0.962

0.05

(-0.04, 0.14)

0.282

 L2. (third day)

0.02

(-0.05, 0.08)

0.579

0.00

(-0.08, 0.08)

0.975

-0.02

(-0.11, 0.06)

0.614

"Conflicts with spouse, partner, or children"

 L0. (same day)c

0.09

(0.02, 0.17)

0.018

-0.05

(-0.15, 0.05)

0.311

-0.03

(-0.13, 0.08)

0.620

 L1. (second day)

-0.03

(-0.11, 0.05)

0.469

0.10

(0.00, 0.20)

0.047

0.00

(-0.10, 0.11)

0.964

 L2. (third day)

0.02

(-0.06, 0.10)

0.621

0.01

(-0.09, 0.1)

0.899

0.01

(-0.10, 0.11)

0.902

"Financial problems"

 L0. (same day)

-0.02

(-0.17, 0.14)

0.808

0.22

(0.03, 0.42)

0.027

-0.01

(-0.22, 0.19)

0.913

 L1. (second day)

0.02

(-0.15, 0.19)

0.819

-0.13

(-0.34, 0.09)

0.244

0.14

(-0.08, 0.36)

0.210

 L2. (third day)

0.10

(-0.07, 0.26)

0.250

0.07

(-0.14, 0.28)

0.523

-0.24

(-0.46, -0.02)

0.035

  1. aModel adjusted for: Parent sex, age, race, country of origin, relationship status, acculturation status (assimilation, separation, and integration), and day of the week
  2. bBoldface values indicate statistical significance at p < 0.05
  3. c Interpretation Example: Interpersonal transient stressors had positive relationships with fast food within-day (0.09, 95% CI: (0.02, 0.17), P=0.018)