Household Chaos, Maternal Emotional Responsiveness, and Child Eating Behavior: A Moderation Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To address calls for a resilience-informed approach to understand the cause and prevention of childhood obesity, the current study aims to investigate the independent and interactive associations between household chaos, maternal emotional responsiveness, and eating behavior in early childhood.

Method

A sample of (n = 108) families of 18- to 24-month-olds completed self-report surveys and consented to home visits as part of the larger STRONG Kids 2 (N = 468) study. Videotapes of family mealtimes were collected during home visits and coded for observed maternal emotional responsiveness. Mothers completed questionnaires assessing maternal emotional responsiveness, household chaos, and child eating behaviors. Moderation analyses assessed independent and interactive ef

SUBMITTER: Saltzman JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7046125 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct/Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature