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This study identifies family profiles based on the level of life satisfaction (LS) in mothers, fathers and adolescents, and variables related to their family, food, and work life. The sample was composed of 303 families of dual-earner parents (mothers' mean age = 40.9 years, SD = 7.4, fathers' mean age = 43.2 years, SD = 7.2) and one of their children aged between 10 and 17 years (mean age 13.3, SD = 2.4, 51.5% female). A Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was used to identify five family profiles. Profiles differed in LS, satisfaction with family life (SWFaL), satisfaction with food-related life (SWFoL), family functioning, both parents' work-life balance and their perception of the financial situation of the household. Balanced and imbalanced families in terms of LS differed in the three family members' LS and SWFaL, mothers' and children' SWFoL and family functioning, and both parents' perception of financial situation. These results contribute to understanding the heterogeneity of life satisfaction dynamics between and within dual-earner families., Author(s): Berta Schnettler [sup.1] [sup.2] [sup.3] [sup.4] , Klaus G. Grunert [sup.5] [sup.6] , Ligia Orellana [sup.2] [sup.4] , Horacio Miranda [sup.1] , Germán Lobos [sup.3] [sup.7] , Edgardo Miranda-Zapata [...]

Numerous studies have related socioeconomic status (SES), family structure, and family life cycle to adolescents' life satisfaction (LS). However, studies assessing the moderating role of these variables in the relationship between LS and domain-specific satisfaction are still limited. The present study examines life satisfaction in adolescents by testing the moderating roles of adolescents' family SES, family structure, and stage of family life cycle in the relationship between satisfaction with food-related life (SWFoL) and LS, and between satisfaction with family life (SWFaL) and LS. A sample of 473 adolescents (mean age 13.3 years, 51.8% female) in Chile responded to a questionnaire including the Satisfaction with Life Scale, Satisfaction with Food-related Life scale, and Satisfaction with Family Life scale. Using structural equation modeling, we found that adolescents' LS was positively related to SWFaL and SWFoL. Using a multi-group analysis, no moderating role of family SES was found. The relationship between SWFaL and LS was weaker in adolescents belonging to single-headed families and stronger in adolescents belonging to dual-headed families. The relationship between SWFoL and LS was lower in adolescents from families in the expansion stage (eldest child aged 6-14 years) and higher in adolescents from families in the consolidation stage (eldest child aged 15-24 years). The relationship between SWFaL and LS was stronger in adolescents from families in the expansion stage and weaker in adolescents from families in the consolidation stage. These findings suggest the need for different strategies to improve adolescents' life satisfaction., Author(s): Berta Schnettler [sup.1] [sup.2] [sup.3] [sup.4] , Edgardo Miranda-Zapata [sup.4] [sup.5] , Klaus G. Grunert [sup.6] , Alice Grønhøj [sup.6] , Pamela Jiménez [sup.7] , Germán Lobos [sup.2] [sup.8] [...]

This study explored the influence of each family member's life satisfaction on the other family members' life satisfaction in mother-father-adolescent triads. We also explored the influence of each family member's satisfaction with food-related life and family life on their own life satisfaction (LS) as well as on the other family members' LS in mother-father-adolescent triads. The influence of family eating habits, food-related parenting practices used by each parent and sociodemographic characteristics on each family member's LS were also explored. A survey was applied to a sample of 300 two-parent families with one child between 10 and 17 years of age in Temuco, Chile. The questionnaire included the Satisfaction with Life Scale, Satisfaction with Food-related Life scale, Satisfaction with Family Life scale, Adapted Healthy Eating Index, Family Food Behavior Survey and Family Eating Habits Questionnaire. Frequency and sources of family meals as well as sociodemographic characteristics were also consulted. Three multivariate ordinal logit models were proposed, with the dependent variable LS in the three subsamples: mothers, fathers and adolescents. The three logit models were significant, but differed in the explanatory variables. Mothers' LS was influenced by their children's LS and vice versa. Mothers' LS was positively influenced by both their own satisfaction with family life and the fathers' satisfaction with family life and vice versa. Children's LS was also positively influenced by their own satisfaction with food-related and family life. Both parents' LS was influenced by eating habits, food-related parenting practices and sociodemographic characteristics, but in different ways. Therefore, different interventions should be implemented to improve each family member's life satisfaction., Author(s): Berta Schnettler [sup.1] [sup.2] [sup.3] [sup.4] , Juan Rojas [sup.3] , Klaus G. Grunert [sup.5] , Germán Lobos [sup.4] [sup.6] , Edgardo Miranda-Zapata [sup.7] , María Lapo [sup.4] , [...]

This study explores the relationship between food-related parenting practices, satisfaction with food-related life and satisfaction with family life in mothers-adolescent children dyads with different family structures. We assessed the relationships between satisfaction with food-related life and life satisfaction as well as the relationship between satisfaction with family life and life satisfaction in mothers and their children. A questionnaire was applied to a non-probabilistic sample of 300 married or cohabiting mothers and 170 single mothers and one of their children between 10 and 17 years of age in Temuco, Chile. The questionnaire included the Family Food Behaviour Survey (FFBS), Satisfaction with Life Scale, Satisfaction with Food-related Life scale, and the Satisfaction with Family Life scale. Using principal component factor analysis in the mothers subsample, three components were detected on the FFBS: 'Maternal control of child snacking behaviour', 'Maternal presence during eating' and 'Child involvement in food consumption'. Using confirmatory factor analysis, the three factor-structure of the FFBS was validated in mothers and children subsamples of both family structures. Using structural equation modelling, we found that maternal presence was positively related to food-related and family life satisfaction in mothers and children of both family structures. A positive relationship was found between child involvement and food-related and family life satisfaction in married or cohabiting mothers. A negative relationship was found between child involvement and family life satisfaction in children of single mothers. We also found that mothers and children life satisfaction was related to satisfaction with family life and food-related life in both family structures. These findings suggest that maternal presence when adolescents eat may improve satisfaction with food-related life, with family life and life satisfaction in mothers and children independent of the family structure., Author(s): Berta Schnettler [sup.1] [sup.2] [sup.3] [sup.4] , Klaus G. Grunert [sup.5] , Germán Lobos [sup.2] [sup.6] , Edgardo Miranda-Zapata [sup.7] , Marianela Denegri [sup.4] [sup.8] , Clementina Hueche [sup.8] [...]