title: Psychosocial factors associated with diet quality in a working adult population.
abstract: The associations between specific intra- and inter-personal psychosocial factors and dietary patterns were explored in a healthy, working adult sample of university and health center employees (N = 640) who were enrolled in a prospective predictive health study. Participants had a mean age of 48 (SD = 11) years and were 67% women and 30% minority. Baseline psychosocial measures of perceived stress, depressive symptoms, social support, and family functioning were examined for their relationships with three diet quality indices-AHEI, DASH, and the Mediterranean. Dietary intake was of moderate quality in this high-income, well-educated, psychosocially healthy population. Social support was positively associated with better diet quality for all three indices (p < .01). Further research should focus on socio-environmental factors associated with diet quality.
authors: Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, 1520 Clifton Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
authors: Erin Poe
authors: EP
authors: Ferranti
authors: Sandra B
authors: SB
authors: Dunbar
authors: Melinda
authors: M
authors: Higgins
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Dai
authors: Thomas R
authors: TR
authors: Ziegler
authors: Jennifer K
authors: JK
authors: Frediani
authors: Carolyn
authors: C
authors: Reilly
authors: Kenneth L
authors: KL
authors: Brigham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004032:Diet / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D015144:Southeastern United States