Picky Eating in Childhood: Associations With Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms.
J Pediatr Psychol
; 47(7): 816-826, 2022 07 19.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-35238927
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To test whether childhood picky eating (PE)-a behavior previously linked to many forms of psychopathology-is specifically associated with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).METHODS:
We investigated the relationship between PE and symptoms of several forms of psychopathology in two separate observational samples a sample of 110 children (5 and 6 years old) and a sample of 210 children (8 and 9 years old) drawn from a longitudinal study. In each sample, regression models based on psychiatric symptoms or diagnoses were used to assess the specificity of PE associations while accounting for cooccurring symptoms or comorbidities.RESULTS:
Although bivariate associations emerged between PE and multiple forms of psychopathology, multivariate analyses revealed these associations were driven by a strong and specific association between PE and symptoms of OCD in both samples. Moreover, PE among 8- and 9-year-olds in the longitudinal study predicted emergence of additional later psychopathology, specifically attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).CONCLUSIONS:
Findings suggest that PE, an easily identifiable clinical presentation, is also a specific marker for obsessive-compulsive symptomatology in school-age children and may impart risk for ADHD later in childhood.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
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Food Fussiness
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Pediatr Psychol
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States