Identifying and predicting food parenting practice profiles among Canadian parents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Food parenting practices (FPP) can affect children's eating behaviours, yet little is known about how various FPP co-occur. The primary aim was to identify profiles of FPPs use among Canadian parents. Secondary aims included examining sociodemographic correlates of FPP profiles and evaluating whether children's eating behaviours differed across FPP profiles.

Methods

Parents (n = 799) of 5-12-year-old children completed a validated FPP Item Bank and the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was used to identify distinct FPP profiles. Regression analyses were used to explore associations between FPP profiles, sociodemographic variables (race, sex and education) and children's eating behaviours (emotional overeating, food responsivene

SUBMITTER: Tugault-Lafleur CN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8097990 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature