title: Determinants of children's use of and time spent in fast-food and full-service restaurants.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Identify parental and children's determinants of children's use of and time spent in fast-food (FF) and full-service (FS) restaurants.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysis of cross-sectional data.
  
  
  METHODS
  Parents were interviewed by phone; children were interviewed in their homes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Parents and children ages 9-11 or 13-15 from 312 families were obtained via random-digit dialing.
  
  
  METHODS
  Dependent variables were the use of and the time spent in FF and FS restaurants by children. Determinants included parental work schedules, parenting style, and family meal ritual perceptions.
  
  
  METHODS
  Logistic regression was used for multivariate analysis of use of restaurants. Least squares regression was used for multivariate analysis of time spent in restaurants. Significance set at P < .05.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Factors related to use of and time spent in FF and FS restaurants included parental work schedules, fathers' use of such restaurants, and children's time spent in the family automobile.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Parenting style, parental work, parental eating habits and perceptions of family meals, and children's other uses of their time influence children's use of and time spent in FF and FS restaurants.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA. w-mcintosh@tamu.edu
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McIntosh
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kubena
authors.forename: Glen
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tolle
authors.forename: Wesley
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: Mi-Jeong
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jie-Sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.forename: Jenna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anding
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D057140:Fast Foods; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D012147:Restaurants / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013997:Time Factors; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology*