Direct Sibling Influence on Eating Behavior in Early Childhood: Siblings as Role Models and Caregivers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Despite the majority of US children having at least 1 sibling, little is known about how siblings influence eating behavior and obesity risk. This qualitative study explored mothers' perceptions of older siblings' influences on younger siblings' eating behavior in the context of mealtimes in early childhood.

Methods

A purposive subsample of mothers (n = 30) who participated in the Intervention Nurses Start Infants Growing on Healthy Trajectories and SIBSIGHT studies completed retrospective semi-structured interviews designed to explore the implications of sibling influences on maternal feeding practices during infancy and toddlerhood. Interviews were conducted by video conference with mothers between January and March 2021. All interviews were audio-recorded, trans

SUBMITTER: Ruggiero CF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10625651 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature