Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA; Center for Ingestive Behavior Research, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Appetite. 2023 Apr 1;183:106456. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2023.106456. Epub 2023 Jan 12.
Indulgent parent feeding styles have been linked to less healthful eating behaviors and higher BMI among children. Restaurants are becoming a frequent eating environment for children. Frequent intake of food from restaurants has been associated with increased weight status, making restaurants a target for childhood obesity prevention efforts. Currently, little research has considered parent feeding styles in restaurants and how they might differ from the home setting. Given the increased frequency of children's restaurant consumption, examining parent feeding styles in restaurants may contribute to future research in this area. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine parent feeding styles at home and in restaurants. Parents whose 3-to-8-year-old children dined out regularly completed a one-time, online survey in February/March 2022. The Caregiver's Feeding Style Questionnaire assessed parent feeding styles at home and in restaurants. Differences in feeding styles were examined across settings. Indulgent feeding styles were most common overall. Parents (n = 117; 92% mothers; 85% white; 61% reported household income > $75,000/year) reported higher demandingness at home (M = 2.6 ± 0.5) compared to restaurants (M = 2.4 ± 0.5; t(116) = 6.7, P < 0.001). Parents were more likely to use indulgent feeding styles (X = 11.6, P < 0.001) and less likely to use authoritarian feeding styles (X = 4.6, P < 0.05) in restaurants compared to the home, suggesting parent feeding styles are less structured in restaurants. Results may have implications for future healthy eating interventions in away-from-home contexts.
放纵型喂养方式与儿童健康饮食习惯和更高 BMI 有关。餐厅已成为儿童常去的就餐环境。频繁在餐厅摄入食物与体重增加有关，这使餐厅成为儿童肥胖预防工作的目标。目前，很少有研究考虑过父母在餐厅的喂养方式，以及它们与家庭环境的差异。鉴于儿童在餐厅就餐的频率增加，研究餐厅中的父母喂养方式可能有助于该领域的未来研究。因此，本研究旨在考察家庭和餐厅中的父母喂养方式。经常带 3 至 8 岁儿童外出就餐的父母于 2022 年 2 月/3 月完成了一次在线调查。“照顾者喂养方式问卷”评估了家庭和餐厅中的父母喂养方式。在不同的环境中检查喂养方式的差异。放纵型喂养方式总体上最为常见。父母（n=117；92%为母亲；85%为白人；61%报告家庭收入>75,000 美元/年）报告在家中的要求更高（M=2.6±0.5），而在餐厅时则较低（M=2.4±0.5；t(116)=6.7，P<0.001）。与在家中相比，父母在餐厅中更有可能使用放纵型喂养方式（X=11.6，P<0.001），而较少使用专制型喂养方式（X=4.6，P<0.05），这表明餐厅中的父母喂养方式不太严格。研究结果可能对未来在非家庭环境中的健康饮食干预措施产生影响。
