Feeding style differences in food parenting practices associated with fruit and vegetable intake in children from low-income families.

Auteur(s) :
Papaioannou MA., Cross MB., Power TG., Liu Y., Qu H., Shewchuk RM., Hughes SO.
Date :
Juil, 2013
Source(s) :
Journal of nutrition education and behavior., J Nutr Educ Behav.. #45:6 p643-651
Adresse :
Department of Pediatrics, United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Service Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.

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OBJECTIVE
To examine the moderating effects of feeding styles on the relationship between food parenting practices and fruit and vegetable (F & V) intake in low-income families with preschool-aged children.

DESIGN
Focus group meetings with Head Start parents were conducted by using the nominal group technique. Parents completed information on food parenting practices and feeding styles. Three dietary recalls were collected on each child.

SETTING
Parents completed measures in Head Start centers and/or over the telephone.

PARTICIPANTS
667 parents of preschool-aged children participated.

OUTCOMES
Food parenting practices and F & V intake.

ANALYSIS
Mean differences in the food parenting practices across the 4 feeding styles were established through multivariate general linear modeling using MANOVA. Moderated multiple regression analysis was conducted to examine the moderating role of feeding style on food parenting practices and child F & V intake.

RESULTS
The indulgent feeding style moderated the relationship between food parenting practices and child F & V intake.

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS
This study indicates that parents' feeding styles have a moderating effect on the relationship between the food parenting practices and children's F & V intake. This finding can facilitate the development of interventions aimed at reducing childhood overweight.

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