SynthesisNutrients2022
Bidirectional Associations between Parental Non-Responsive Feeding Practices and Child Eating Behaviors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Longitudinal Prospective Studies.
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- Associations of sugar-related food parenting practices and parental feeding styles with prospective dietary behavior of children and adolescents: a systematic review of the literature from 2017 to 2023.Frontiers in public health · 2024Pooled it
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- Feasibility of a Psychoeducational Intervention for Empowering Parents to Optimise Feeding Practices in China: A Randomised Controlled Feasibility Trial.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Trial
- Early Reward Learning and the Origins of Obesity: Food, Non-Food Reward, and Developing Self-Regulation.Current obesity reports · 2026Review
- "Taking the Snail for a Walk": A Multi-Stakeholder Qualitative Study Exploring Chinese Parents' Feeding Experiences With Preschool Children.Maternal & child nutrition · 2026Article
- Eating Behavior and Eating Habits: From Infancy to Adolescence.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Associations of food parenting practices in early childhood with dietary intake, BMI, and weight status in young adulthood: the KOALA Birth Cohort Study.Nutrition journal · 2026Article
- The relationship between parental feeding practices and children's health-related quality of life.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Goals, Barriers, and Facilitators of Caregivers Who Participated in an In-Home Intervention to Improve Food Parenting Practices and Child Diet Quality.Journal of nutrition education and behavior · 2024Article
- Reported Intergenerational Transmission of Parent Weight Talk and Links with Child Health and Wellbeing.The Journal of pediatrics · 2024Article
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- Bidirectional Associations between Parental Feeding Practices and Child Eating Behaviors in a Chinese Sample.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Eating Behavior and Obesity in a Sample of Spanish Schoolchildren.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Bidirectional associations between maternal controlling feeding and food responsiveness during infancy.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundParental non-responsive feeding practices and child eating behaviors both play significant roles in childhood obesity. However, their longitudinal relationships are less clear. This systematic review aimed to examine their bidirectional associations.
methodsA systematic search of five databases was conducted from inception to February 2022. Data synthesis was performed using a semi-quantitative and quantitative approach.
resultsA total of 14 studies with 15348 respondents were included. A total of 94 longitudinal effects from 14 studies of parental non-responsive feeding practices on child eating behaviors were investigated, and 19 statistically significant effects were discovered. Seventy-seven longitudinal effects from nine studies of child eating behaviors on parental feeding practices were examined, with fifteen being statistically significant. The pooled results of meta-analysis showed five statistically significant associations: parental restrictive feeding positively predicted child enjoyment of food (β = 0.044; 95% CI: 0.004, 0.085); use of food as a reward positively predicted child emotional eating (β = 0.09; 95% CI: 0.04, 0.15); child food responsiveness positively predicted restrictive feeding (β = 0.04; 95% CI: 0.02, 0.06); use food as a reward (β = 0.06; 95% CI: 0.03, 0.10). In addition, the pooled effects showed that child satiety responsiveness negatively predicted restrictive feeding (β = -0.05; 95% CI: -0.08, -0.01).
conclusionsThe bidirectional relationships between parental non-responsive feeding practices and child eating behaviors are inconsistent and a few showed statistical significance. Theory-driven longitudinal studies using validated instruments and controlling for potential confounders are needed to unveil their relationships and provide evidence for obesity prevention interventions.
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