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An exploratory study of associations between A ustralian‐ I ndian mothers' use of controlling feeding practices, concerns and perceptions of children's weight and children's picky eating
Author(s) -
Jani Mehta Rati,
Mallan Kimberley M.,
Mihrshahi Seema,
Mandalika Subhadra,
Daniels Lynne A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nutrition and dietetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.479
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1747-0080
pISSN - 1446-6368
DOI - 10.1111/1747-0080.12046
Subject(s) - perception , exploratory research , developmental psychology , psychology , medicine , demography , gerontology , clinical psychology , neuroscience , sociology , anthropology
Aim This cross‐sectional study explores associations between migrant Indian mothers' use of controlling feeding practices (pressure to eat, restriction and monitoring) and their concerns and perceptions regarding their children's weight and picky eating behaviour. Methods A total of 230 mothers with children aged 1–5 years, residing in A ustralia for 1–8 years, participated by completing a self‐reported questionnaire. Results Perceptions and concerns regarding children's weight were not associated with any of the controlling feeding practices. A positive association was noted between pressure‐feeding and perceptions of pickiness after adjusting for covariates: children's age, gender and weight‐for‐age Z ‐score. Girls, older children, and children with higher weight‐for‐age Z‐scores were pressure‐fed to a greater extent. Conclusions This study supports the generalisation of findings from C aucasian literature that pressure‐feeding and perceptions of pickiness are positively related.