Work-to-family enrichment and atmosphere of family meals influence satisfaction with food-related life: An actor-partner interdependence approach in dual-earner parents with adolescent children

The effects of work-to-family enrichment (WtoFE) have been examined on outcomes such as family and job satisfaction, with scarce research the potential WtoFE food domain. To fill in this gap, present study explored actor partner between WtoFE, perception atmosphere meals (AFM), satisfaction food-related life (SWFoL) different-sex dual-earner parents adolescent children using Actor-Partner Interdependence Model; mediating role AFM SWFoL was also tested. Questionnaires were administered to 473 one their (average age 12.5 years, 51.4% male) Temuco, Chile. three members answered Project-EAT Atmosphere scale Satisfaction Food-related Life Scale. Parents a measure based Work-Home Interaction Survey. Analyses conducted structural equation modelling. Results showed positive association from SWFoL, directly through both (actor effects). Both parents’ associated children’ via adolescent’s meals, while mother’s (partner Findings suggest that resources mothers fathers acquire work invest own children’s SWFoL. As higher has related other health domains workers, policymakers organizations must aim promote working parents.