ArticleThe international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity2011
Maternal feeding behaviour and young children's dietary quality: a cross-sectional study of socially disadvantaged mothers of two-year old children using the Theory of Planned Behaviour.
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- Design of a Digital-Based, Multicomponent Nutrition Guidance System for Prevention of Early Childhood Obesity.Journal of obesity · 2016Article
- Maternal self-efficacy and feeding practices in children aged 3-6 years.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2015Article
- Association between Maternal and Child Dietary Diversity: An Analysis of the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey.PloS one · 2015Article
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Abstract
backgroundHaving breakfast, eating food 'cooked from scratch' and eating together as a family have health and psychosocial benefits for young children. This study investigates how these parentally determined behaviours relate to children's dietary quality and uses a psychological model, the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), to investigate socio-cognitive predictors of these behaviours in socially disadvantaged mothers of young children in Scotland.
methodThree hundred mothers of children aged 2 years (from 372 invited to participate, 81% response rate), recruited via General Practitioners, took part in home-based semi-structured interviews in a cross-sectional survey of maternal psychological factors related to their children's dietary quality. Regression analyses examined statistical predictors of maternal intentions and feeding behaviours.
resultsMothers of children with poorer quality diets were less likely than others to provide breakfast every day, cook from 'scratch' and provide 'proper sit-down meals'. TPB socio-cognitive factors (intentions, perceived behavioural control) significantly predicted these three behaviours, and attitudes, norms, and perceived behavioural control significantly predicted mothers' intentions, with medium to large effect sizes.
conclusionsInterventions to improve young children's dietary health could benefit from a focus on modifying maternal motivations and attitudes in attempts to improve feeding behaviours.
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