School of Psychological Science, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia.
Appetite. 2010 Jun;54(3):550-6. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2010.02.013. Epub 2010 Feb 26.
The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between maternal concern about child under- and overweight, the use of maternal feeding practices (pressure to eat and restriction, monitoring and modelling of healthy eating), child eating behaviours (fussiness and food responsiveness) and child body mass index. The sample consisted of 183 mothers of 2- to 4-year-old children who completed questionnaires about their feeding practices, concern about their child's weight, their child's eating behaviours, height and weight. Correlation analyses found that pressure to eat was positively associated with concern about child underweight, while restriction was positively associated with concern about child overweight. Monitoring and modelling were not independently associated with concern about child weight. Regression analysis revealed that child food fussiness positively predicted maternal pressure to eat, and this relationship was partially mediated by concern about child underweight. Child food responsiveness positively predicted restriction, and this relationship was partially mediated by concern about child overweight. Child BMI did not independently predict maternal feeding practices. The findings provide a useful contribution to the literature on determinants of maternal feeding practices, but further research is necessary to gain an understanding of the impact of these behaviours on child eating behaviour and weight.
本研究旨在探讨母亲对儿童体重不足和超重的担忧、使用的喂养行为（强迫进食和限制进食、对健康饮食的监督和模仿）、儿童的进食行为（挑食和食物反应性）与儿童体重指数之间的关系。样本包括 183 名 2 至 4 岁儿童的母亲，她们完成了有关喂养行为、对孩子体重的担忧、孩子的进食行为、身高和体重的问卷。相关分析发现，强迫进食与对儿童体重不足的担忧呈正相关，而限制进食与对儿童超重的担忧呈正相关。监督和模仿与对儿童体重的担忧没有独立的关联。回归分析显示，儿童挑食正向预测母亲的强迫进食，这种关系部分由对儿童体重不足的担忧所中介。儿童食物反应性正向预测限制进食，这种关系部分由对儿童超重的担忧所中介。儿童 BMI 与母亲喂养行为之间不存在独立的预测关系。这些发现为母亲喂养行为的决定因素提供了有用的文献贡献，但需要进一步的研究来了解这些行为对儿童进食行为和体重的影响。
