Abstract：
BACKGROUND: Asian American (AA) young adults face a looming diet-related non-communicable disease crisis. Interactions with family members are pivotal in the lives of AA young adults and form the basis of family-based interventions; however, little is known on the role of these interactions in shared family food behaviors. Through an analysis of 2021 nationwide survey data of 18-35-year-old AAs, this study examines how the quality of family member interactions associates with changes in shared food purchasing, preparation, and consumption.
METHODS: Interaction quality was assessed through 41 emotions experienced while interacting with family, and was categorized as positive (e.g., \"I look forward to it\"), negative (e.g., \"I feel annoyed\"), and appreciation-related (e.g., \"I feel respected\") interactions. Participants were also asked how frequently they ate meals, ate out, grocery shopped, and cooked with their family.
RESULTS: Among the 535 AAs surveyed (47.6% East Asian, 21.4% South Asian, 22.6% Southeast Asian), 842 unique family interactions were analyzed; 43.5% of interactions were with mothers, followed by siblings (27.1%), and fathers (18.5%). Participants most frequently ate meals with their family (at least daily for 33.5% of participants), followed by cooking (at least daily for 11.3%). In adjusted analyses, an increase in shared food behaviors was particularly associated with positive interactions, although most strongly with cooking together and least strongly with eating meals together; significant differences between ethnic subgroups were not observed.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings revealed the importance of family interaction quality when leveraging family relationships to develop more tailored, impactful AA young adult dietary interventions.
METHODS: Interaction quality was assessed through 41 emotions experienced while interacting with family, and was categorized as positive (e.g., \"I look forward to it\"), negative (e.g., \"I feel annoyed\"), and appreciation-related (e.g., \"I feel respected\") interactions. Participants were also asked how frequently they ate meals, ate out, grocery shopped, and cooked with their family.
RESULTS: Among the 535 AAs surveyed (47.6% East Asian, 21.4% South Asian, 22.6% Southeast Asian), 842 unique family interactions were analyzed; 43.5% of interactions were with mothers, followed by siblings (27.1%), and fathers (18.5%). Participants most frequently ate meals with their family (at least daily for 33.5% of participants), followed by cooking (at least daily for 11.3%). In adjusted analyses, an increase in shared food behaviors was particularly associated with positive interactions, although most strongly with cooking together and least strongly with eating meals together; significant differences between ethnic subgroups were not observed.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings revealed the importance of family interaction quality when leveraging family relationships to develop more tailored, impactful AA young adult dietary interventions.
摘要：
背景：亚裔美国人（AA）年轻人面临迫在眉睫的饮食相关非传染性疾病危机。与家庭成员的互动在AA年轻人的生活中至关重要，并且是基于家庭的干预措施的基础；然而，人们对这些相互作用在共享家庭食物行为中的作用知之甚少。通过对2021年全国18-35岁AA调查数据的分析，这项研究考察了家庭成员互动的质量如何与共享食品购买的变化相关联，准备,和消费。
方法：通过与家人互动时经历的41种情绪来评估互动质量，并被归类为阳性(例如，\“我期待着它\”），负(例如，\“我感到恼火\”），和欣赏相关的(例如，\“我感到尊重\”）互动。参与者还被问及他们吃饭的频率，出去吃饭,杂货店购物，和他们的家人一起做饭。
结果：在接受调查的535个AA中（东亚占47.6％，21.4%南亚，22.6%东南亚），分析了842个独特的家庭互动；43.5%的互动是与母亲的互动，其次是兄弟姐妹(27.1%)，和父亲（18.5％）。参与者最经常与家人一起吃饭（至少每天33.5％的参与者）。其次是烹饪（至少每天11.3％）。在调整后的分析中，共享食物行为的增加与积极互动特别相关，尽管在一起烹饪时最强烈，在一起吃饭时最不强烈；没有观察到种族亚组之间的显着差异。
结论：研究结果表明，在利用家庭关系发展更量身定制的家庭关系时，家庭互动质量的重要性，有影响力的AA年轻成人饮食干预。
方法：通过与家人互动时经历的41种情绪来评估互动质量，并被归类为阳性(例如，\“我期待着它\”），负(例如，\“我感到恼火\”），和欣赏相关的(例如，\“我感到尊重\”）互动。参与者还被问及他们吃饭的频率，出去吃饭,杂货店购物，和他们的家人一起做饭。
结果：在接受调查的535个AA中（东亚占47.6％，21.4%南亚，22.6%东南亚），分析了842个独特的家庭互动；43.5%的互动是与母亲的互动，其次是兄弟姐妹(27.1%)，和父亲（18.5％）。参与者最经常与家人一起吃饭（至少每天33.5％的参与者）。其次是烹饪（至少每天11.3％）。在调整后的分析中，共享食物行为的增加与积极互动特别相关，尽管在一起烹饪时最强烈，在一起吃饭时最不强烈；没有观察到种族亚组之间的显着差异。
结论：研究结果表明，在利用家庭关系发展更量身定制的家庭关系时，家庭互动质量的重要性，有影响力的AA年轻成人饮食干预。
