Maternal Eating Styles and Restrictive Feeding Practices: Indirect Effects Through Perceived Child Appetite and Weight Concern.

ABSTRACT: Background: Parents play a central role in shaping children's eating behaviors. While previous research has documented associations between parental attitudes and feeding practices, fewer studies have examined how mothers' own eating styles may contribute to their perceptions of their children's eating attitudes and behaviors and how these may influence subsequent feeding practices. Objectives: To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine whether mothers' eating styles predicted their self-reported restrictive feeding practices indirectly through their perceptions of their children's appetite and subsequently through their concern about their children's weight. Methods: A total of 488 mothers (M_age = 33.87 years, SD = 4.81, range = 20-49) of children aged 2-7

SUBMITTER: Ugarte Perez C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12735459 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature