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Global crises have a disproportionate impact on women, and typical family life for mothers and children in the United States was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This longitudinal qualitative study examined mothers' (n = 82) experiences in their mother–child relationships between March 2020 and April 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants completed open-ended online survey items at both time points, while 22 participants also completed in-depth interviews in April 2021. Three themes were identified through longitudinal qualitative analysis: (1) outside relationships and resources, (2) relational change and continuity, and (3) mother–child time. Results are discussed using Bronfenbrenner's Person, Process, Context, Time (PPCT) model.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has severely affected the restaurant industry, the authors sought to test the effects of restaurant image on advocacy and willingness to pay premium prices. Data were collected using a questionnaire survey from a sample of 517 restaurant consumers and analyzed using a covariance-based structural equation model to test the hypotheses. Results identified the significant influence of social media marketing and promotion of COVID 19 protocols on restaurant image. Status consumption moderated the effects of willingness to pay arising from a positive restaurant image. The Attitude, Behavior, Context (ABC) theory provided theoretical support.

Utilizing self-licensing theory, this study aimed to identify the psychological mechanism of the consumption of scarce fashion products on customer-to-customer (C2C) second-hand online trading platforms. This research used a 2 (scarcity level: high vs. low) × 2 (consumers' environmental consciousness: high vs. low) mixed factorial design. Consumers with low environmental consciousness mediated ease of justification when exposed to scarce information, thereby increasing their impulse purchase intentions, while consumers with high environmental consciousness did not. The C2C second-hand trading platform can contribute to the interests of both sellers and buyers as an exciting place to purchase scarce goods and consume eco-friendly fashion products.

Food literacy education is essential for acquiring the skills and knowledge required to support healthy food interactions. However, there are multiple constraints impacting curriculum enactment in schools. This study explores these constraints in Queensland (Australia), giving voice to Home Economics teacher respondents. A mixed methods survey was conducted (n = 117) in February–March 2021. Eighty percent of respondents advocated for current curriculum change to support food literacy education, including incorporating more explicit practical food education, the transition of nutrition into home economics subjects, and the insertion of food literacy-focused terminology within the curriculum.

Older adults are at increased risk for health-related complications that are directly tied to nutrition (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Indicator definitions—Older adults, 2015; Nutritional risk among elderly rural midwestern women. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 3, 2000). This study developed curricula to teach older adults nutrition basics. The sample consisted of older adults participating in Senior Nutrition Program services in Kentucky. An in-depth analysis of the feasibility and acceptability is discussed. Process evaluation focus groups revealed self-reported knowledge gains related to reading a nutrition facts label, the ability to judge portion size, and greater awareness of grocery spending. Participants highlighted decreased calorie intake due to knowledge gains. Results offer practical implications for providing nutrition education to older adults.