For Health Professionals,
Family Meals and Mental Health

Eisenberg, Marla E, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Fulkerson, Jayne A, & Mary Story. “Family meals and substance use: Is there a long-term protective association?” J Adolesc Health 43(2), 151-156, 2008.

Eisenberg, Marla E, RE Olson, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Mary Story, & Linda H. Bearinger. “Correlations between family meals and psychosocial well-being among adolescents.” Arch Ped Adolesc Med 158(8): 792-796, 2004.

Fiese, Barbara H and Marlene Schwartz. “Reclaiming the family table: Mealtimes and child health and wellbeing.” Social Policy Report, 12(4):1-19, 2008.

Franko DL, D Thompson, SG Affinito, BA Barton, RH Striegel-Moore. “What mediates the relationship between family meals and adolescent health issues?” Health Psychol 27(2 Suppl):S109-17, March 2008.

Fulkerson, Jayne A, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, and Mary Story. “Adolescent and parent views of family meals.” J Am Diet Assoc, 106:526-532, Apr 2006.

Fulkerson, Jayne A, Mary Story, Allison Mellin, Nancy Leffert, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, & Simone A. French. “Family dinner meal frequency and adolescent development: Relationships with developmental assets and high-risk behaviors.” J Adolesc Health 39(3): 337-345, 2006.

Fulkerson Jayne A, Mary Story, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Sarah Rydell.” Family meals: Perceptions of benefits and challenges among parents of 8- to 10-year-old children.” J Am Diet Assoc, 108:706-709, 2008.