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Analyzing Food-Related Life Satisfaction and other Predictors of Life Satisfaction in Central Chile

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 June 2015

Berta Schnettler ,
Germán Lobos ,
Ligia Orellana ,
Klaus Grunert ,
José Sepúlveda ,
Marcos Mora ,
Marianela Denegri  and
Horacio Miranda
Berta Schnettler*
Affiliation:
Universidad de La Frontera (Chile)
Germán Lobos
Affiliation:
Universidad de Talca (Chile)
Ligia Orellana
Affiliation:
Universidad de La Frontera (Chile)
Klaus Grunert
Affiliation:
Aarhus University (Denmark)
José Sepúlveda
Affiliation:
Universidad de Chile (Chile)
Marcos Mora
Affiliation:
Universidad de Chile (Chile)
Marianela Denegri
Affiliation:
Universidad de La Frontera (Chile)
Horacio Miranda
Affiliation:
Universidad de La Frontera (Chile)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Berta Schnettler. Universidad de La Frontera. Casilla 54-D. Temuco (Chile). E-mail: berta.schnettler@ufrontera.cl
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Abstract

This study aimed to assess the effect of satisfaction with food-related life on life satisfaction among inhabitants of the main municipalities of central Chile. A survey was applied to a sample of 1,277 people, distributed proportionally by municipality. The questionnaire included the following scales: SWLS (Satisfaction with Life Scale), SWFL (Satisfaction with Food-related Life) and the Health-Related Quality of Life Index (HRQOL). Questions were asked regarding eating habits inside and outside the home, time available for meals at home, the assessment of five sources of happiness and the demographic characteristics of those surveyed. An ordered logit model was proposed, in which the dependent variable was satisfaction with life. Satisfaction with life was significantly related to the respondent’s socioeconomic status, self-perception of health, degree of satisfaction with food-related life, monthly food expenditure, time available for supper with the family (p < .01); gender, self-reported number of days affected by mental health problems, frequency of supper with the family, the degree of agreement with respect to family being an important source of happiness (p < .05); and family size and frequency of food consumption in fast food outlets (p < .10). Satisfaction with life in the study sample is related to aspects associated with health, family and eating, and the family interaction associated with eating may play an important role in overall satisfaction with life.

Keywords

satisfaction with lifesatisfaction with food-related lifefamily
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Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 18 , 2015 , E38
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2015 

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