Longitudinal associations between food fussiness and parental feeding behaviors in Chinese children: between- and within-person effects.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The directionality of longitudinal associations between children's food fussiness and parental feeding behaviors remains contested. This study aimed to assess the dynamic relationship between children's food fussiness and feeding behaviors.

Methods

To disentangle these effects, this study employed cross-lagged panel models (CLPMs) and random-intercept cross-lagged panel models (RI-CLPMs) using longitudinal data from 588 Chinese children (Mean age = 3.7 years, SD = 0.3, 51.7% boys) across three waves over two years. CLPMs capture between-person associations, while RI-CLPMs isolate within-person dynamics over time. Within-person effects represent how temporary deviations predict subsequent changes beyond stable traits, whereas between-person effects reflect enduring

SUBMITTER: Qu F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12584304 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature