Family Meals in the Digital Age: Associations of Parent and Child Mealtime Phone Use With Disordered Eating

Although there were associations between phone use at family meals and eating/weight-focused parenting, findings also suggested nuance such that not just the use of phones but the motivation for the use of phones at mealtimes is an important area to study.

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International Journal of Eating Disorders
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2026-02-17
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https://doi.org/10.1002/eat.70063
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Eating Disorders and Behaviors
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Family Meals in the Digital Age: Associations of Parent and Child Mealtime Phone Use With Disordered Eating

Ashley Dunford, Kaitlyn Deierlein, Janet A. Lydecker
International Journal of Eating Disorders
Eating Disorders and Behaviors
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Family Meals in the Digital Age: Associations of Parent and Child Mealtime Phone Use With Disordered Eating

Ashley Dunford, Kaitlyn Deierlein, Janet A. Lydecker
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Abstract

Although there were associations between phone use at family meals and eating/weight-focused parenting, findings also suggested nuance such that not just the use of phones but the motivation for the use of phones at mealtimes is an important area to study.

International Journal of Eating Disorders
Dowling College (US), University of Rhode Island (US), Yale University (US), Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 53%
Eating Disorders and Behaviors
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