Observational studyJournal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43)2019
Associations between father availability, mealtime distractions and routines, and maternal feeding responsiveness: An observational study.
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- Pooled it
- Parental phone use during mealtimes with toddlers and the associations with feeding practices and shared family meals: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- Family meals and behavioral development: The role of feeding strategies and mealtime emotional climate.Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) · 2026Article
- Are Complementary Feeding Practices Aligned with Current Recommendations? A Narrative Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Applying a family stress model to understand U.S. families' patterns of stress, media use, and child behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of children and media · 2023Article
- Family Meals, Conviviality, and the Mediterranean Diet among Families with Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Child attachment behavior as a moderator of the relation between feeding responsiveness and picky eating behavior.Eating behaviors · 2021Article
- The Evolving Family Mealtime: Findings From Focus Group Interviews With Hispanic Mothers.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2020Article
- Coparenting in the feeding context: perspectives of fathers and mothers of preschoolers.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2020Article
- Household Chaos, Maternal Emotional Responsiveness, and Child Eating Behavior: A Moderation Analysis.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPArticle
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Abstract
Responsive feeding and frequency of family mealtimes are related to healthier eating behaviors and weight outcomes in children and adolescents. Distractions at mealtimes are related to greater intake of unhealthy food and a less positive mealtime emotional climate. However, there is little understanding of the effects of routines and father availability on distractions at family meals, and there is limited research investigating the effects of distractions among all family members on maternal feeding practices in toddlerhood. This study aims to characterize distractions at family mealtimes and examine associations between father availability, distractions, and observed responsive feeding. Descriptive analyses, nonlinear mixed models, and path analyses were conducted using observational (home-based family mealtimes) and self-report data collected from a subsample of families (n = 109) of 18- to 24-month-old children in the larger STRONG Kids 2 Study (N = 468). Between fathers, mothers, and children, families spent almost half of the mealtime distracted. Fathers and mothers engaged in about equal amounts of distractions, and children engaged in more technology-related distractions than parents. Fathers' absence at the mealtime was associated with more child distractions and less maternal feeding responsiveness. Lower paternal total distractions, maternal non-technology-object-related distractions, and higher household income were significantly associated with more observed maternal feeding responsiveness. Future research should investigate how father availability and family mealtime distractions may be associated directly and indirectly with children's eating behaviors and weight outcomes. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).
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