Employment-related time poverty, time stress and food away from home behaviour: Panel evidence from Australia

Author(s)
Koomson, Isaac
Martey, Edward
Temoso, Omphile
Publication Date
2025-01-01
Abstract
<p>This study examines the link between employment-related time poverty and food away from home (FAFH) behaviour. We use a large representative sample of Australians drawn from five waves of panel data from the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey. Endogeneity biases stemming from reverse causality and omitted variable issues are resolved using fixed effect-instrumental variable approach while other quasi-experimental methods are applied to check for consistency in findings. Overall, we find that employment-related time poverty is associated with an increase in the likelihood of engaging in FAFH behaviour. In specific terms, it is associated with an increase in the likelihood of consuming breakfast, dinner, and supper away from home. Employment-related time poverty is associated with an increase in FAFH tendencies more among females and those located in rural/remote communities. Regarding mealtimes, employment-related time poverty is associated with an increase in the drive towards FAFH behaviour more for lunch, followed by breakfast and dinner respectively. Psychological feeling of time stress is discovered as an important pathway via which time poverty is associated with an increase in FAFH tendencies.</p>
Citation
Appetite, v.204, p. 1-9
ISSN
1095-8304
0195-6663
Link
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
Title
Employment-related time poverty, time stress and food away from home behaviour: Panel evidence from Australia
Type of document
Journal Article
Entity Type
Publication

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