Parental feeding practices and children's disordered eating among single parents and co-parents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Some parental feeding practices are associated with pediatric disordered eating and weight status. Existing research, however, has focused on maternal feeding practices in co-parent households. Single parents and fathers are notably understudied in this area. The current study examined associations of parental feeding practices with child disordered eating behaviors and weight, and compared associations between single mothers and fathers with a matched sample of co-parenting mothers and fathers.

Method

Parents (N = 524) of youth between 5 and 16 years completed an online survey that included measures of parental feeding practices and unhealthy eating/weight-related parenting practices. Co-parents were matched to each single parent based on gender, race, ethnicity,

SUBMITTER: Kamody RC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8163105 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature