Family Mealtime as a Distinct Interactional Context - Conceptualization and Implications for Children's Socioemotional Developm
PhD defence by Julie Elisabeth Warberg Mohr.
Family mealtime is a recurring everyday context for parent-child interaction. Yet, many parents express concern about their child’s food intake, which may influence parent-child interaction quality during meals and how it relates to children’s developmental outcomes. This thesis examines family mealtime as a distinct interactional context with implications for children’s socioemotional development.
Through three studies, the thesis maps the existing literature examining associations between mealtime interactions and child developmental outcomes and investigates how mealtime interactions compare to those in other everyday family contexts and how they are associated with children’s socioemotional development.
The thesis advances our understanding of family mealtime by clarifying key constructs, demonstrating context-specific variation in parent-child interactions, and identifying mealtime-specific conditions under which these interactions relate to children’s socioemotional development.
Assessment committee
- Associate Professor Xuan Li, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen, University of Copenhagen (chairperson)
- Professor Paulina Nowicka, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Associate Professor Miri Keren, Bar Ilan University Azrieli Medical School Department; Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Hospital/Dept; Early Childhood Mental Health Clinic, Ziv Medical Center
Supervisor
Associate Professor Johanne Smith-Nielsen, Department of Psychology
Email address to gain access to the thesis: julie.mohr@psy.ku.dk. You will either receive a copy of the thesis or be informed where you can read a physical copy.Recipients of copies of the thesis are not allowed to share or distribute it due to copyright compliance.
