Introduction: Work significantly impacts life satisfaction. Identifying factors that boost job satisfaction is important for workers, their families, and the workplace. This study examined the serial mediating role of satisfaction with food as well as family satisfaction in the relationship between diet quality and job satisfaction among workers. Method: An online questionnaire was applied to 215 women and 215 men with paid employment in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile, which included the Adapted Healthy Eating Index, the Job Satisfaction Scale, the Food Satisfaction Scale, and the Family Satisfaction Scale. The statistical analysis considered a serial mediation model with a 95% Confidence Interval. Results: No significant direct relationship was found between diet quality and job satisfaction. Diet quality showed a direct and positive relationship with food-related life satisfaction, which played a significant mediating role in the relationship between diet quality and job satisfaction. Family satisfaction was not significantly related to diet quality, nor did it mediate this relationship, although it was significantly associated with food-related life satisfaction. Diet quality and job satisfaction were indirectly linked through satisfaction with food-related life and family, which played a significant role in mediating this relationship. Conclusion: Satisfaction with food played a significant mediating role in the relationship between diet quality and job satisfaction. Although family satisfaction did not have a direct mediating role, it is suggested that policies be implemented to improve diet quality and support workers’ families, thereby increasing job satisfaction.

---

Palabras clave:
Diet quality, satisfaction with food-related life, satisfaction with family, job satisfaction, serial mediation.

02_RSP_32(1)_24114_Diet_quaility_web

Adler, M. D., Bradley, R., Ferranna, M., Fleurbaey, M., Hammitt, J., Turquier, R., & Voorhoeve, A. (2023). How to balance lives and livelihoods in a pandemic. In D. Wilkinson and J.Savulescu (Eds.)., Pandemic Ethics: From COVID-19 to Disease X, (pp. 189-209), Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192871688.003.0010

Agho, A. O., Price, J. L., & Mueller, C. W. (1992). Discriminant validity of measures of job satisfaction, positive affectivity, and negative affectivity. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 65(3), 185-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8325.1992.tb00496.x

Ajzen, I. (1985) From intentions to action: A theory of planned behavior. In J. Kuhl & J. Beckmann (Eds.), Action-Control: From cognition to behavior (pp. 11-39). Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69746-3_2

Alexandrova-Karamanova, A., Todorova, I., Montgomery, A., Panagopoulou, E., Costa, P., Baban, A., Davas, A., Milosevic, M., Mijakoski, D., & Gärtner, F. (2016). Burnout and health behaviors in health professionals from seven European countries. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 89(7), 1059-1075. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-016-1143-5

Asociación de Investigadores de Mercado. (2016). Cómo clasificar los grupos socioeconómicos en Chile. https://aimchile.cl/gse-chile/

Berge, J. M., MacLehose, R. F., Larson, N., Laska, M., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2016). Family Food Preparation and Its Effects on Adolescent Dietary Quality and Eating Patterns. Journal of Adolescent Health, 59(5), 530-536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.06.007

Carretero-Dios, H., & Pérez, C. (2005). Normas para el desarrollo y revisión de estudios instrumentales. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 5(3), 521-551.

Carrillo, I., Esparza, O., Gutiérrez, M., & Montañez, P. (2023). Tipo de estudio. En E. Camacho, M. Escoto, F., López, & J. Mancilla (Coords.), Metodología aplicada a la psicología y a las ciencias de la salud (pp. 127-149). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala.

Chan, X. W., Kalliath, P., Chan, C., & Kalliath, T. (2020). How does family support facilitate job satisfaction? Investigating the chain mediating effects of work–family enrichment and job-related well-being. Stress and Health, 36(1), 97–104. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2918

Chmiel, M., Brunner, M., Martin, R., & Schalke, D. (2012). Revisiting the Structure of Subjective Well-Being in Middle-Aged Adults. Social Indicators Research, 106(1), 109–116. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-011-9796-7

Chui, H., Bryant, E., Sarabia, C., Maskeen, S., & Stewart-Knox, B. (2019). Burnout, eating behaviour traits and dietary patterns. British Food Journal, 122(2), 404–413. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-04-2019-0300

Conner, T. S., Brookie, K. L., Carr, A. C., Mainvil, L. A., & Vissers, M. C. (2017). Let them eat fruit! The effect of fruit and vegetable consumption on psychological well-being in young adults: A randomized controlled trial. Plos One, 12(2), e0171206. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171206

Conner, T. S., Brookie, K. L., Richardson, A. C., & Polak, M. A. (2015). On carrots and curiosity: Eating fruit and vegetables is associated with greater flourishing in daily life. British Journal of Health Psychology, 20(2), 413-427. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12113

Denegri, C. M., Castellanos, L. M., & Silva, L. F. (2021). Informe sobre condiciones laborales, temores hacia el COVID-19 y satisfacción vital en profesionales de la Psicología en Chile. Núcleo Científico Tecnológico en Ciencias y Humanidades, CEPEC. https://bit.ly/3rDDmjS

Diener, E., Emmons, R. A., Larsen, R. J., & Griffin, S. (1985). The satisfaction with life scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49(1), 71-75. https://doi.org/fqqbmr

Diener, E., Lucas, R. E., & Oishi, S. (1999). Subjective well-being: Three decades of progress. Psychological Bulletin, 125(2), 276-302. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.125.2.276

Edralin, D. M., & Del Rosario, R. V. (2013). Work and life harmony: An exploratory case study of EntrePinays. DLSU Business & Economics Review, 22(2), 15–36.

Ensour, W., & Al Maaitah, H. (2024). Investigating sustainable employee wellbeing: A decade of research on burnout studies. Corporate Governance and Organizational Behavior Review, 8(3), 29-39. https://doi.org/10.22495/cgobrv8i3p3

Erceg-Hurn, D. M., & Mirosevich, V. M. (2008). Modern robust statistical methods: An easy way to maximize the accuracy and power of your research. American Psychologist, 63(7), 591-601. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.63.7.591

Greenhaus, J. H., & Powell, G. N. (2006). When work and family are allies: A theory of work-family enrichment. Academy of Management Review, 31(1), 72-92. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMR.2006.19379625

Grunert, K. G., Dean, M., Raats, M. M., Nielsen, N. A., & Lumbers, M. (2007). A measure of satisfaction with food-related life. Appetite, 49(2), 486-493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2007.03.010

Grunert, K. G., De Bauw, M., Dean, M., Lähteenmäki, L., Maison, D., Pennanen, K., Sandell, M. A., Stasiuk, K., Stickel, L., Tarrega, A., Vainio, A., & Vranken, L. (2021). No lockdown in the kitchen: How the COVID-19 pandemic has affected food-related behaviours. Food Research International, 150, 110752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110752

Grunert, K. G., Chimisso, C., Lähteenmäki, L., Leardini, D., Sandell, M. A., Vainio, A., & Vranken, L. (2023). Food-related consumer behaviours in times of crisis: Changes in the wake of the Ukraine war, rising prices and the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Food Research International, 173, 113451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2023.113451

Hayes, A. F. (2018). Introduction to mediation, moderation, and conditional process analysis: A regression-based approach (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.

Hun, N., Urzúa, A., Leiva-Gutiérrez, J., & López-Espinoza, A. (2022). Calidad de la alimentación y estrategias de aculturación alimentaria en migrantes colombianos residentes en Chile. Revista Española de Nutrición Humana y Dietética, 26(3), 230-238. https://doi.org/10.14306/renhyd.26.3.1702

Jones, B. L. (2018). Making time for family meals: Parental influences, home eating environments, barriers and protective factors. Physiology & Behavior, 193, 248-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2018.03.035

Kalliath, P., Kalliath, T., Chan, X. W., & Chan, C. (2019). Linking Work–Family Enrichment to Job Satisfaction through Job Well-Being and Family Support: A Moderated Mediation Analysis of Social Workers across India. The British Journal of Social Work, 49(1), 234–255. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy022

Kennedy, E. T., Ohls, J., Carlson, S., & Fleming, K. (1995). The Healthy Eating Index: Design and applications. Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 95(10), 1103-1108. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0002-8223(95)00300-2

Matei, A., Maricuțoiu, L. P., & Vîrgă, D. (2021). For better or for worse family-related well-being: A meta-analysis of crossover effects in dyadic studies. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 13(2), 357-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12253

Min, J., Xue, H., & Wang, Y. (2018). Association between household poverty dynamics and childhood overweight risk and health behaviours in the United States: A 8-year nationally representative longitudinal study of 16 800 children. Pediatric Obesity, 13(10), 590-597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijpo.12292

Ministerio de Desarrollo Social. (2016). Informe de Desarrollo Social 2016. https://www.desarrollosocialyfamilia.gob.cl/pdf/upload/Informe_de_Desarrollo_Social_2016.pdf

Moysén, A., & Villaveces, M. (2023). Diseños de investigación. In E. Camacho, M. Escoto, F., López & J. Mancilla (Coords.), Metodología aplicada a la psicología y a las ciencias de la salud (pp.151-174). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala.

Neculman, B., Sierra-Varela, L., Schnettler, B., & Villegas-Flores, N. (2025). Relationship between work-family conflict and support on construction professionals’ family satisfaction: An integrated model in Chile. Buildings, 15(1), 14. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings15010014

Nepper, M. J., & Chai, W. (2016). Parents’ barriers and strategies to promote healthy eating among school-age children. Appetite, 103, 157–164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2016.04.012

Norte Navarro, A.I., & Ortiz Moncada, R. (2011). Calidad de la dieta española según el índice de alimentación saludable. Nutrición Hospitalaria, 26(2), 330-336.

Orellana, L., Schnettler, B., Miranda-Zapata, E., Saracostti, M., Poblete, H., Lobos, G., Adasme-Berríos, C., Lapo, M., & Concha-Salgado, A. (2023). Job satisfaction as a mediator between family-to-work conflict and satisfaction with family life: A dyadic analysis in dual-earner parents. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 18(1), 491-520. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-022-10082-8

Otake, K., & Kato, K. (2017). Subjective Happiness and Emotional Responsiveness to Food Stimuli. Journal of Happiness Studies, 18(3), 691–708. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-016-9747-8

Paredes, F. G., Ruiz Díaz, L., & González Cañete, N. (2018). Healthy habits and nutritional status in the work environment. Revista Chilena de Nutrición, 45(2), 119–127. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-75182018000300119

Pavot, W., & Diener, E. (2008). The Satisfaction With Life Scale and the emerging construct of life satisfaction. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 3(2), 137–152. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760701756946

Penttinen, M. A., Virtanen, J., Laaksonen, M., Erkkola, M., Vepsäläinen, H., Kautiainen, H., & Korhonen, P. (2021). The Association between Healthy Diet and Burnout Symptoms among Finnish Municipal Employees. Nutrients, 13(7), 2393. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13072393

Rasmussen, M., Pedersen, T. P., Johnsen, N., Krølner, R. F., & Holstein, B. E. (2018). Persistent social inequality in low intake of vegetables among adolescents, 2002-2014. Public Health Nutrition, 21(9), 1649-1653. https://doi.org/10.1017/S136898001800040X

Riquelme, O., & Giacoman, C. (2018). La comida en familia: La idealización de un evento social. Revista Chilena de Nutrición, 45(1), 65–70. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0717-75182018000100065

Ruíz-Roso, M.B., de Carvalho Padilha, P., Matilla-Escalante, D. C., Brun, P., Ulloa, N., Acevedo-Correa, D., Arantes Ferreira Peres, W., Martorell, M., Rangel Bousquet Carrilho, T., de Oliveira Cardoso, L., Carrasco-Marín, F., Paternina-Sierra, K., Lopez de Las Hazas, M. C., Rodriguez-Meza, J. E., Villalba-Montero, L. F., Bernabè, G., Pauletto, A., Taci, X., Cárcamo-regla, R., Martínez, J. A. & Dávalos, A. (2020). Covid-19 confinement and changes of adolescent’s dietary trends in Italy, Spain, Chile, Colombia and Brazil. Nutrients, 12(6), 1807. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12061807

Salinas, J., Gloria González, C., Villalobos, E., & Vio, F. (2014). Estilos de vida, alimentación y estado nutricional en trabajadores de la construcción de la Región Metropolitana de Chile [Feeding habits and lifestyles of male construction workers]. Revista Médica de Chile, 142(7), 833-840. https://doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872014000700003

Schleef, J., Castellanos-Alvarenga, L. M., Olivera, M. P., & Ortiz, M. S. (2024). Disentangling between-person and within-person associations of physical symptoms of depression with self-perceived health and life satisfaction: A longitudinal study in Chilean adults. Journal of Health Psychology, 29(12), 1377-1389. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241229533

Schnettler, B., Hueche, C., Andrades, J., Ares, G., Miranda, H., Orellana, L., Grunert, K. (2020). How is satisfaction with food-related life conceptualized? A comparison between parents and their adolescent children in dual-headed households. Food Quality and Preference, 86, 104021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2020.104021

Schnettler, B., Miranda-Zapata, E., Orellana, L., Poblete, H., Lobos, G., Lapo, M., & Adasme-Berríos, C. (2020). Domain satisfaction and overall life satisfaction: Testing the spillover-crossover model in Chilean dual-earner couples. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(20), 7554. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207554

Schnettler, B., Miranda-Zapata, E., Orellana, L., Poblete, H., Lobos, G., Lapo, M., & Adasme-Berríos, C. (2023). Family-to-work enrichment associations between family meal atmosphere and job satisfaction in dual-earner parents. Current Psychology, 42(16), 13887-13905. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02580-z

Schnettler, B., Orellana, L., Miranda-Zapata, E., Saracostti, M., Poblete, H., Lobos, G., Adasme-Berríos, C., & Lapo, M. (2022). Diet quality during the COVID-19 pandemic: Effects of workplace support for families and work-to-family enrichment in dual-earner parents with adolescent children. Appetite, 169, 105823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2021.105823

Sirgy, M. J. (2012). The psychology of quality of life: Hedonic well-being, life satisfaction, and eudaimonia (2nd ed.). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4405-9

Strauser D. R. (2013). Career development, employment, and disability in rehabilitation: From theory to practice. Springer.

Utter, J., Larson, N., Berge, J. M., Eisenberg, M. E., Fulkerson, J. A., & Neumark-Sztainer, D. (2018). Family meals among parents: Associations with nutritional, social and emotional wellbeing. Preventive Medicine, 113, 7–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.05.006

Veenhoven, R., Chiperi, F., Kang, X., & Burger, M. (2021). Happiness and consumption: A Research synthesis using an online finding archive. Sage Open, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244020986239

Venkatesh, V., Sykes, T. A., Chan, F. K. Y., Thong, J. Y. L., & Hu, P. J.-H. (2019). Children’s internet addiction, family-to-work conflict, and job outcomes: A study of parent-child dyads. MIS Quarterly, 43(3), 903-927. https://doi.org/10.25300/MISQ/2019/12338

Wang, J., Yeoh, E. K., Yung, T. K. C., Wong, M. C. S., Dong, D., Chen, X., Chan, M. K. Y., Wong, E. L. Y., Wu, Y., Guo, Z., Wang, Y., Zhao, S., & Chong, K. C. (2021). Change in eating habits and physical activities before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study via random telephone survey. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 18(1), Article 33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12970-021-00431-7

Warner, R. M., Frye, K., Morrell, J. S., & Carey, G. (2017). Fruit and Vegetable Intake Predicts Positive Affect. Journal of Happiness Studies, 18(3), 809–826. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-016-9749-6

Xu, X., Peng, Y., Zhao, P., Hayes, R., & Jimenez, W. P. (2019). Fighting for time: Spillover and crossover effects of long work hours among dual-earner couples. Stress and Health, 35(4), 491–502. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2882

Zabriskie, R. B., & McCormick, B. P. (2003). Parent and child perspectives of family leisure involvement and satisfaction with family life. Journal of Leisure Research, 35(2), 163-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222216.2003.11949989

Zabriskie, R. B., & Ward, P. J. (2013). Satisfaction With Family Life Scale. Marriage & Family Review, 49(5), 446-463. https://doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2013.768321

Zhang, Y., & Ma, Z. F. (2020). Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health and Quality of Life among Local Residents in Liaoning Province, China: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(7), 2381. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17072381