Examination of associations between chaos in the home environment, serum cortisol level, and dietary fat intake among parents of preschool-age children.
This research investigated associations between home-environment chaos, fat intake, and morning serum cortisol level in 44 parents of preschool-age children. Chaos was measured using the Confusion, Hubbub, and Order Scale, and fat intake was quantified using the Block fat screener. Linear regression analyses demonstrated that chaos and cortisol were both associated with fat intake ([Formula: see text] = 0.53, p = 0.001; [Formula: see text] = 0.03, p = 0.0002), and there was a nonsignificant association between chaos and cortisol.
a Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
Laura M
LM
MacRae
b Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
Gerarda
G
Darlington
c Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
Jess
J
Haines
a Department of Human Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, N1G 2W1, Canada.
David W L
DWL
Ma
D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004032:Diet; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D007223:Infant; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D004041:Dietary Fats; D006854:Hydrocortisone
chaos; cortisol; diet; parent; régime alimentaire; stress