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Mothers’ knowledge about child‐feeding, self‐efficacy in feeding their children, meal‐time child‐feeding behavior, depressive symptoms, and their children’s dietary quality
Author(s) -
Lee SeungYeon,
Hoerr Sharon L.,
Horodynski Mildred A.,
Henry Michelle,
Stommel Manfred
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.20.4.a173
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , medicine , self efficacy , head start , meal , psychology , developmental psychology , pediatrics , clinical psychology , psychiatry , social psychology
The purpose of this study was to examine relationships among mothers’ knowledge about child‐feeding, self‐efficacy to feed their child, feeding practices, emotional status, and their children’s dietary quality. Subjects were 98 mother‐child pairs (26.6 ± 5.8 yr, 19.7 ± 5.8 mo, respectively) who were eligible for the Early Head Start program. Children’s dietary quality was assessed using Food Group Scores based on two 24 ‐hour dietary recalls. Most mothers were Caucasian (87%), 63% had high school or less education, and 49% were single. The caregivers’ self‐efficacy in feeding their child was positively related to two child‐ feeding practices: social interactions and child acceptance of new foods, as well as dietary quality of children. Caregivers’ knowledge of child‐feeding was positively associated with dietary quality of children. Caregivers’ depressive symptoms were positively related with some child‐feeding behaviors, such as tendency to get upset, and negatively related with social interaction. Enhancing caregivers’ self‐efficacy in child‐feeding practices needs to be included in nutrition education interventions on child‐feeding. (90YD01101 from DHHS: ACYF)