Galloway Amy T, Fiorito Laura M, Francis Lori A, Birch Leann L
Department of Psychology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, USA.
Appetite. 2006 May;46(3):318-23. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2006.01.019. Epub 2006 Apr 19.
The authors examined whether pressuring preschoolers to eat would affect food intake and preferences, using a repeated-measures experimental design. In the experimental condition, children were pressured to eat by a request to finish their food. We collected intake data, heights and weights, child-feeding practices data, and children's comments about the food. Children consumed significantly more food when they were not pressured to eat and they made overwhelmingly fewer negative comments. Children who were pressured to eat at home had lower body mass index percentile scores and were less affected by the pressure in the lab setting than children who were not pressured at home. These data provide experimental evidence supporting previous correlational research indicating that pressure can have negative effects on children's affective responses to and intake of healthy foods.
作者采用重复测量实验设计，研究了强迫学龄前儿童进食是否会影响食物摄入量和偏好。在实验条件下，通过要求孩子们吃完食物来强迫他们进食。我们收集了摄入量数据、身高和体重、儿童喂养方式数据以及孩子们对食物的评价。当孩子们没有被强迫进食时，他们摄入的食物明显更多，而且负面评价也少得多。在家中受到强迫进食的儿童，其体重指数百分位得分较低，与在家中未受强迫的儿童相比，他们在实验室环境中受压力的影响较小。这些数据提供了实验证据，支持了先前的相关研究，即压力会对儿童对健康食物的情感反应和摄入量产生负面影响。
