Examining variability in parent feeding practices within a low-income, racially/ethnically diverse, and immigrant population using ecological momentary assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current measures of parent feeding practices are typically survey-based and assessed as static/unchanging characteristics, failing to account for fluctuations in these behaviors across time and context. The current study uses ecological momentary assessment to examine variability of, and predictors of, parent feeding practices within a low-income, racially/ethnically diverse, and immigrant sample.

Methods

Children ages 5-7 years old and their parents (n = 150 dyads) from six racial/ethnic groups (n = 25 from each; Black/African American, Hispanic, Hmong, Native American, Somali, White) were recruited for this mixed-methods study through primary care clinics.

Results

Among parents who used restriction (49%) and pressure-to-eat (69%) feeding practices, these

SUBMITTER: Berge JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5994387 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature