家族の食事の共有が子どもの生活態度に及ぼす影響

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The number of families having meal together is decreasing in recent years. Children's eating meals alone can be considered as a social problem. The purpose of this research is to clarify the effect of having family meals together on children's attitude toward life and the factors affecting the frequency of having family meals together. The data of "National Family Life Research," conducted by the Japan Association of Home Economics Education among elementary school, junior high school, and senior high school students in 2001 was analyzed in this study. Results showed that having family meals together had a significantly favorable effect on children's attitude toward life. Factors encouraging having breakfast with all family members were grade, gender, the time between waking up and going out, and frequency of preparation for meals by mothers and fathers. Factors affecting having dinner with all family members were gender, the number of family members, and frequency of preparation for meals by mothers and fathers. Having breakfast with all family members is significantly correlated with having dinner with all family members. These results suggest that it is necessary for children to learn about importance of having family meals together in Home Economics Education.
日本家庭科教育学会の論文
2007-07-01