The prevalence and factors associated with food neophobia in preschool children: a cross-sectional study in Jiangsu Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To understand the prevalence of food neophobia in preschool children and the factors that influence it.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study based on attribution theory with 575 parents of preschool children aged 3 to 6 years in two public kindergarten in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province from December 2021 to January 2022. Parents completed the General Information Questionnaire, the Child Food Neophobia Scale, the Parent Temperament Questionnaire, and the Caregiver Feeding Style Questionnaire.

Results

The results of our study showed that the prevalence of severe food neophobia in preschool children was 20.69%. Childhood food allergy was a positive predictor of food neophobia; parents' own willingness to consume new foods was a negative predictor of childho

SUBMITTER: Wang YX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11834305 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature