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The role of parenting in the relationship between childhood eating problems and broader behaviour problems
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posted on 2012-12-18, 14:01 authored by Jacqueline Blissett, Caroline Meyer, Emma HaycraftEmma HaycraftObjective Previous research has established that childhood feeding and eating problems are often
related to other behavioural difficulties. Parenting practices have been implicated in both eating
behaviour and broader behaviour problems. The aim of this study was to examine whether the
relationship between eating and behaviour problems could be explained in part by parenting style
and practices.
Methods Seventy-seven mothers of 3- to 8-year-old children completed measures of children’s
eating behaviours, behaviour problems, parenting style and feeding practices.
Results Eating behaviours (food responsiveness, emotional under-eating, fussiness) and behaviour
problems (conduct problems, hyperactivity, total difficulties) were significantly correlated, but when
parenting style and feeding practices were controlled for, significant associations disappeared.
Conclusions Although the findings are limited because of a relatively low response rate, in
non-clinical groups, the perceived commonality between eating and behaviour problems may be
explained by parenting.
History
School
- Social Sciences
Department
- Communication, Media, Social and Policy Studies
Citation
BLISSET, J., MEYER, C. and HAYCRAFT, E., 2011. The role of parenting in the relationship between childhood eating problems and broader behaviour problems. Child: Care, Health and Development, 37 (5), pp. 642 - 648Publisher
© Blackwell Publishing LtdVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2011Notes
This article is closed access, it was published in the journal Child: Care, Health and Development [© Blackwell Publishing Ltd]. The definitive version is available at:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01229.xISSN
0305-1862eISSN
1365-2214Publisher version
Language
- en