Examining correlates of feeding practices among parents of preschoolers.
Nutr Health
; 28(4): 555-562, 2022 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Parent feeding practices play a critical role in children's eating behaviors. Limited research has explored child-level correlates of parent feeding practices.Aim:
To identify correlates of feeding practices (responsive and controlling) among parents of preschoolers US.Methods:
Participants included parents (n = 273) of preschoolers (3-5 years), recruited from Early Care and Education settings (n = 24) located in a metropolitan city in the US. Analysis included descriptives, correlations, and multiple regression.Results:
For responsive feeding practices, positive associations included child's weight with unintentional modeling (ß = .17, 95% CI [0.12, 0.53]), child vegetable consumption with behavioral role modeling (ß = 0.22, 95% CI [0.17, 0.44]), and parent monitoring with verbal modeling (ß = 0.21, 95% CI [0.12, 0.34]). For controlling feeding practices, parent restriction was positively associated with child weight concern (ß = 0.22, 95% CI [0.13, 0.39]) and parent monitoring (ß = 0.13, 95% CI [0.01, 0.19]), whereas child vegetable consumption was negatively associated (ß = -0.16, 95% CI [-0.27, -0.05]). Pressure to eat was negatively associated with child weight concern (ß = -0.18, 95% CI [-0.45, -0.09]), child fruit consumption (ß = -0.12, 95% CI [-0.37, -0.01]), household income (ß = -0.13, 95% CI [-0.30, -0.02]), and parent weight (ß = -0.14, 95% CI [-0.60, -0.05]),Conclusions:
Findings highlight the importance of child characteristics when examining correlates of parent feeding practices, demonstrating bidirectional interactions between parent feeding practices and children's eating behaviors. Considering child-level correlates may improve the implementation of responsive feeding practices and reduce controlling feeding practices.Palavras-chave
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Comportamento Alimentar
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nutr Health
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos