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dc.contributor.authorPowell, Fayeen
dc.contributor.authorFarrow, Claireen
dc.contributor.authorMeyer, Carolineen
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-14T14:17:32Z
dc.date.available2019-02-14T14:17:32Z
dc.date.issued2011-08-30
dc.identifier.citationPowell FC, Farrow CV, Meyer C (2011) 'Food avoidance in children : the influence of maternal feeding practices and behaviours', Appetite, 57 (3), pp.683-92.en
dc.identifier.issn1095-8304
dc.identifier.pmid21896295
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.appet.2011.08.011
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10547/623157
dc.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to examine the contribution of a broad range of maternal feeding practices in predicting parental reports of food avoidance eating behaviours in young children, after controlling for child temperament, and maternal dietary restraint which have previously been associated with feeding problems. One hundred and four mothers of children aged between 3 and 6 years completed self report measures of their child's eating behaviour and temperament, maternal dietary restraint and child feeding practices. Maternal reports of food avoidance eating behaviours were associated with an emotional child temperament, high levels of maternal feeding control, using food for behaviour regulation and low encouragement of a balanced and varied food intake. Maternal feeding practices, predominantly pressure to eat, significantly predicted food avoidance eating behaviours after controlling for child emotionality and maternal dietary restraint. The significant contribution of maternal feeding practices, which are potentially modifiable behaviours, suggests that the feeding interactions of parents and their children should be targeted for intervention and the prevention of feeding difficulties during early childhood. Future research should continue to explore how a broader range of feeding practices, particular those that may be more adaptive, might influence child eating behaviour.
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.relation.urlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666311005551en
dc.subjectfood avoidanceen
dc.subjectparental feeding practicesen
dc.titleFood avoidance in children : the influence of maternal feeding practices and behavioursen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.contributor.departmentLoughborough Universityen
dc.identifier.journalAppetiteen
dc.date.updated2019-02-14T14:16:06Z
html.description.abstractThe aim of this study was to examine the contribution of a broad range of maternal feeding practices in predicting parental reports of food avoidance eating behaviours in young children, after controlling for child temperament, and maternal dietary restraint which have previously been associated with feeding problems. One hundred and four mothers of children aged between 3 and 6 years completed self report measures of their child's eating behaviour and temperament, maternal dietary restraint and child feeding practices. Maternal reports of food avoidance eating behaviours were associated with an emotional child temperament, high levels of maternal feeding control, using food for behaviour regulation and low encouragement of a balanced and varied food intake. Maternal feeding practices, predominantly pressure to eat, significantly predicted food avoidance eating behaviours after controlling for child emotionality and maternal dietary restraint. The significant contribution of maternal feeding practices, which are potentially modifiable behaviours, suggests that the feeding interactions of parents and their children should be targeted for intervention and the prevention of feeding difficulties during early childhood. Future research should continue to explore how a broader range of feeding practices, particular those that may be more adaptive, might influence child eating behaviour.


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