ArticleAppetite2021
Child eating behaviors, parental feeding practices and food shopping motivations during the COVID-19 lockdown in France: (How) did they change?
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73 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 153 citations in OpenAlex.
- Dietary Changes of Youth during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.The Journal of nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Variation of parental feeding practices during the COVID-2019 pandemic: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of Nationwide Lockdowns Resulting from the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Intake, Eating Behaviors, and Diet Quality: A Systematic Review.Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.) · 2022Pooled it
- Effect of a Virtual Home-Based Behavioral Intervention on Family Health and Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2022Trial
- Comparison of Eating Behaviours, Anthropometric Measures, and Malnutrition Risk in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Other Developmental Disabilities.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Post-Pandemic vs. Pandemic Food Behaviors in a National Sample of Polish Adolescents: The PLACE-19 Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Does COVID-19 infection change appetite and dietary habits?Medicine · 2026Article
- Toothbrushing behavior changes among korean students pre- and post-COVID-19: lessons and policy implications.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Population trends in dietary patterns in Spain before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Chronic emotional stress and mediating role of Interleukin-6 in the association with cardiometabolic disorders in a multiethnic middle-aged and older US population.International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention · 2025Article
- Psychosocial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with chronic health conditions in Germany: a qualitative interview study.BMJ open · 2025Article
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- COVID and consumers' food strategies in Madrid, Spain: Towards a resilient city-region food system approach.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Children's Nutrition, Eating Behavior, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Review
- Comparing Family Health Before and After a Family-Focused Nutrition Program during the Pandemic.Maternal and child health journal · 2024Article
- Long-term effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on weight status, eating habits, and lifestyle changes related to school-aged children in Bandar Abbas, Iran.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Exploring the Interplay of Food Security, Safety, and Psychological Wellness in the COVID-19 Era: Managing Strategies for Resilience and Adaptation.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Association between Family Functioning, Child Emotional and Behavioral Problems, and Parental Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Thailand.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Changes in breakfast and water consumption among adolescents in Canada: examining the impact of COVID-19 in worsening inequity.BMC nutrition · 2024Article
- Mental health and the overall tendency to follow official recommendations against COVID-19: A U-shaped relationship?PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic caused France to impose a strict lockdown, affecting families' habits in many domains. This study evaluated possible changes in child eating behaviors, parental feeding practices, and parental motivations when buying food during the lockdown, compared to the period before the lockdown. Parents of 498 children aged 3-12 years (238 boys; M = 7.32; SD = 2.27) completed an online survey with items from validated questionnaires (e.g., CEDQ, CEBQ, HomeSTEAD). They reported on their (child's) current situation during the lockdown, and retrospectively on the period before the lockdown. Many parents reported changes in child eating behaviors, feeding practices, and food shopping motivations. When changes occurred, child appetite, food enjoyment, food responsiveness and emotional overeating significantly increased during the lockdown. Increased child boredom significantly predicted increased food responsiveness, emotional overeating and snack frequency in between meals. When parents changed their practices, they generally became more permissive: less rules, more soothing with food, more child autonomy. They bought pleasurable and sustainable foods more frequently, prepared more home-cooked meals and cooked more with the child. Level of education and increased stress level predicted changes in parental practices and motivations. This study provides insights in factors that can induce positive and negative changes in families' eating, feeding and cooking behaviors. This can stimulate future studies and interventions.
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