Preschool Executive Control, Temperament, and Adolescent Dietary Behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Child temperament styles characterized by increased emotionality or pleasure seeking may increase risk for less healthful eating patterns, while strong executive control (EC) may be protective. The interaction of these characteristics with longitudinal outcomes has not yet been examined.

Purpose

The aim of this study was to examine the association of preschool temperament and EC, as well as their interaction with adolescent eating.

Methods

Preschoolers (N = 313) were recruited into a longitudinal study, with behavioral measurement of EC at age 5.25 years, temperament assessed multiple times across preschool, and eating outcomes assessed in adolescence (mean age = 15.34 years).

Results

Separate latent moderated structural equation models demonstrated

SUBMITTER: Kidwell KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10305800 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature