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Is Involvement in Food Tasks Associated with Psychosocial Health in Adolescents? The EHDLA Study.
Mónica E Castillo-Miñaca1, María José Mendoza-Gordillo2,3, Marysol Ruilova2
1School of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón 092301, Ecuador.
Nutrients
|July 30, 2025
Summary
Adolescents regularly helping with meal prep and grocery shopping showed fewer conduct and peer problems and more prosocial behavior. These food-related tasks may protect adolescent mental well-being.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Public Health
Background:
- Limited research exists on the link between adolescent involvement in food-related tasks and psychosocial health.
- Food-related household tasks may influence adolescent well-being, but empirical evidence is scarce.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the association between Spanish adolescents' engagement in food-related household tasks and their psychosocial health.
- To determine if helping with meal preparation and grocery shopping impacts adolescent mental well-being.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study utilizing secondary data from the Eating Healthy and Daily Life Activities (EHDLA) study.
- Adolescents self-reported frequency of meal preparation and grocery shopping.
- Psychosocial health assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ).
Main Results:
- Higher frequency of food preparation was linked to significantly lower conduct problems, peer problems, internalizing problems, and total difficulties.
- Increased involvement in food preparation and shopping correlated with enhanced prosocial behavior.
- Adolescents helping seven times weekly with food tasks showed better psychosocial outcomes compared to those never helping.
Conclusions:
- Regular participation in food-related household tasks may act as a protective factor for adolescent psychosocial health.
- These tasks are associated with reduced conduct, peer, and internalizing problems, and increased prosocial behavior.
- Longitudinal research is recommended to confirm causality and long-term effects of these structured routines on adolescent mental well-being.
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