The stability and continuity of maternally reported and observed child eating behaviours and feeding practices across early childhood
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2018-05-18Subjects
fussy eatingparental feeding practices
eating behaviour
child health
longitudinal research
observation
validation
C820 Developmental Psychology
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Given that many eating behaviours and food preferences develop early in childhood and track across childhood, adolescence and into adulthood, interest has grown in the developmental trajectory of these behaviours. The aims of this study were twofold. First, to explore whether maternal reports of child eating behaviour and feeding practices are validated by independent observations of these constructs. Second, to explore the continuity and stability of both maternally reported and independently observed child eating behaviours and maternal feeding practices during early childhood. Sixty-five mothers completed measures of their child's eating behaviour and their own feeding practices and mother⁻child dyads were observed during a family mealtime at approximately 3 and 4 years of age. Maternal reports of their child's eating behaviours were validated by independent observations, however maternally reported feeding practices were not validated by observations of these behaviours. Maternally reported and independently observed child eating behaviours and parental feeding practices remained stable and showed continuity between 3 and 4 years of age, with the exception of child difficulty to feed and maternal pressure to eat which both significantly decreased over time. Findings provide an insight into the validity of maternal reports of fussy eating behaviour and parental feeding practices and the developmental trajectory of these behaviours across early childhood.Citation
Powell F, Farrow C, Meyer C, Haycraft E (2018) 'The stability and continuity of maternally reported and observed child eating behaviours and feeding practices across early childhood', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (5), pp.1017-.Publisher
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29783638PubMed Central ID
PMC5982056Additional Links
https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/5/1017https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5982056/
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1660-4601ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.3390/ijerph15051017
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