SynthesisNutrients2022
The Relationships between Caregivers' Concern about Child Weight and Their Non-Responsive Feeding Practices: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- "A few more bites?": Manifestation of pressure-to-eat in child care.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2026Article
- Maternal weight discrimination experiences and restrictive feeding practices are associated with child body dissatisfaction and drive for thinness.Eating behaviors · 2026Article
- Caregiver Weight Misperception and Feeding Practices in U.S. Preschool-Aged Children: A Theory-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Family Anthropometric and Physiological Correlations With Parent- and Teacher-Rated Preschooler Socio-Behavioral Health.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, Inc · 2026Article
- Longitudinal changes in childhood cancer survivor body mass index during early survivorship: associations with caregiver health-related parenting behaviors and survivor health behaviors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Preschool children's eating behaviors and caregivers' feeding practices in relation to children's weight in China: a network analysis.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Analysis of the Longitudinal Association Between Parental Feeding Practices and Body Composition Among Children in Shenzhen.Nutrients · 2025Observational
- Understanding Caregivers' Influence on Preschoolers' Eating Behaviors: An Integrative Review Guided by the Theory of Planned Behavior.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Role ofHeliyon · 2024Article
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- Child and Maternal Factors Associated with Feeding Practices in Children with Poor Growth.Nutrients · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIt is unclear whether caregivers' concern about child weight impacts their non-responsive feeding practices. This systematic review aimed to examine their relationships.
methodsA systematic search of PubMed, Embase, PsycINFO, Web of Science core collection, CINAHL and grey literature was conducted from inception to March 2022, following PRISMA guidelines. Data synthesis was performed using a semi-quantitative approach and a meta-analysis.
resultsA total of 35 studies with 22,933 respondents were included in the review for semi-quantitative analyses. Thirty-four studies examined 52 associations between concern about child weight and restriction with 40 statistically significant associations being observed. A total of 34 relationships between concern about child weight and pressure to eat were investigated, with 12 being statistically significant. The pooled regression coefficients (β) demonstrated that caregivers' concern about child overweight was positively associated with restriction (β = 0.22; 95%CI: 0.12, 0.31), negatively associated with use of food as a reward (β = -0.06; 95%CI: -0.11, -0.01), and not statistically associated with pressure to eat (β = -0.05; 95%CI: -0.13, 0.04). The pooled odds ratios (ORs) indicated that caregivers who were concerned about child overweight were found to use restrictive feeding more often (OR = 2.34; 95%CI: 1.69, 3.23), while less frequently adopting pressure to eat (OR = 0.76; 95%CI: 0.59, 0.98) compared with those without concerns. The results also showed that caregivers who were concerned about child underweight were more likely to force their children to eat (OR = 1.83; 95%CI: 1.44, 2.33) than those without concerns.
conclusionCaregivers' concern about child weight may be an important risk factor for non-responsive feeding practices. Thus, interventions are needed to focus on managing and relieving caregivers' excessive concern about child weight, especially overweight, which may optimize feeding practices and subsequently contribute to child health.
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