Associations between parental stress, parent feeding practices, and child eating behaviors within the context of food insecurity.

ABSTRACT: Food insecurity is becoming increasingly prevalent, especially for children from diverse households. Food insecurity presents a potentially different context in which parents engage in food-related parenting practices and children engage in eating behaviors. Parents may also experience higher levels of stress and depressed mood in the context of food insecurity. This study aims to examine associations between momentary parental stress and depressed mood, food-related parenting practices, and child eating behaviors within food secure and insecure households. Children ages 5-7 and their families (n = 150) from six racial/ethnic groups (n = 25 each African American, Hispanic, Hmong, Native American, Somali, White) were recruited for this mixed-methods study through primary care clinics in Min

SUBMITTER: Berge JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7334818 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature