Observational studyAcademic pediatrics
Maternal Concern for Child Undereating.
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- Pooled it
- Caregiver Weight Misperception and Feeding Practices in U.S. Preschool-Aged Children: A Theory-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Review
- The Regulation of Energy Intake in Infancy: A Narrative Review.Current obesity reports · 2025Review
- Exploring the role of maternal-adult-child relationship, early maladaptive schemas, and difficulties in emotion regulation in symptoms of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder among Iranian students.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Article
- Differences in maternal and paternal pressure to eat and perception of household responsibilities.PloS one · 2024Article
- Characteristics of picky eater children in Turkey: a cross-sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2022Article
- A thematic cluster analysis of parents' online discussions about fussy eating.Maternal & child nutrition · 2022Article
- Mothers' accounts of mealtime and feeding challenges for children with Tourette syndrome or persistent tic disorders.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Maternal anxiety and diet quality among mothers and toddlers from low-income households.Maternal & child nutrition · 2020Article
- Defining picky eating and its relationship to feeding behaviors and weight status.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Trajectories of Picky Eating in Low-Income US Children.Pediatrics · 2020Article
- Young adult nutrition and weight correlates of picky eating during childhood.Public health nutrition · 2020Article
- Feeding styles among mothers of low-income children identified using a person-centered multi-method approach.Appetite · 2020Article
- The association of problematic eating behaviours with food quality and body mass index at 7 years of age.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Article
- Selective eating behaviors in children: An observational validation of parental report measures.Appetite · 2018Observational
- Factors Associated with Maternal Worry about Her Young Child Exhibiting Choosy Feeding Behaviour.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- What's the fuss about? Parent presentations of fussy eating to a parenting support helpline.Public health nutrition · 2018Article
- Parental concerns about picky eating and undereating, feeding practices, and child's weight.Obesity research & clinical practiceArticle
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe features of maternal concern for her child undereating; examine maternal and child correlates of maternal concern for undereating; and determine whether maternal concern for undereating is associated with feeding practices.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional analysis of an observational study with 286 mother-child dyads (mean child age, 71 months). Maternal concern for undereating was assessed using a semistructured interview. Mothers completed questionnaires to assess picky eating, food neophobia, and feeding practices. Feeding practices were further assessed using videotaped mealtime observations. Logistic regression was used to assess the association of maternal and child characteristics with maternal concern for undereating. Regression was used to assess the association of maternal concern for undereating with feeding practices, controlling for covariates.
resultsOver a third of mothers (36.5%) expressed concern that their child does not eat enough. Correlates of concern for undereating included child body mass index z-score (BMIz; odds ratio [OR] = 0.58; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.43-0.77) and picky eating (OR = 2.41; 95% CI, 1.26-4.59). Maternal concern for undereating was associated with greater reported pressure to eat (relative risk [RR] = 1.97; 95% CI, 1.55-2.50), greater observed bribery (OR = 2.63; 95% CI, 1.50-4.60), and higher observed pressure (OR = 1.90; 95% CI, 1.08-3.36) during mealtimes.
conclusionsMothers of children who are picky eaters and have a lower BMIz are more likely to be concerned that their children do not eat enough, and maternal concern for undereating is associated with pressuring and bribing children to eat. Pediatricians might address maternal concern for undereating by advising feeding practices that do not involve pressure and bribery, particularly among healthy weight children.
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