Division of Mental Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, P.O. Box 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway.
Eat Behav. 2013 Aug;14(3):274-7. doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2013.04.001. Epub 2013 Apr 10.
The objective of this study is to describe the development and examine predictors of picky eating from 1.5 to 4.5 years of age in a community sample of children.
Mothers completed a questionnaire, assessing picky eating and a range of child and maternal factors, when their children were aged 1.5 (n = 913), 2.5 (n = 777), and 4.5 (n = 727) years.
Picky eating increased significantly from 1.5 to 4.5 years. Lower maternal age, higher levels of child emotionality, and maternal negative affectivity at the child's age 1.5 predicted an increase in picky eating from 1.5 years to 2.5 and 4.5 years. Having siblings protected against the development of picky eating.
Child and maternal temperament at a very early stage in the child's life increase the risk for picky eating later on.
本研究旨在描述从 1.5 岁至 4.5 岁的儿童中社区样本中挑食的发展情况，并探讨其预测因素。
当孩子 1.5 岁（n=913）、2.5 岁（n=777）和 4.5 岁（n=727）时，母亲们完成了一份调查问卷，评估了孩子的挑食情况以及一系列儿童和母亲的因素。
从 1.5 岁到 4.5 岁，孩子的挑食行为显著增加。母亲年龄较小、孩子的情绪性水平较高，以及母亲在孩子 1.5 岁时的负面情绪，都预示着从 1.5 岁到 2.5 岁和 4.5 岁时，挑食行为会增加。有兄弟姐妹可以预防挑食的发生。
儿童和母亲的气质在孩子生命的早期阶段就增加了以后挑食的风险。
