Examining the Relationship between Infant Weight Status and Parent-Infant Interactions within a Food and Nonfood Context.

ABSTRACT: Background: Most observational research examining factors in the home environment that contribute to child adiposity has focused on feeding and physical activity, although aspects of one's nonfood home environment such as parent-child interactions can also impact body weight. The main objectives of this study were to determine if parent-infant interactions under different contexts provide a unique contribution to infants' concurrent adiposity after accounting for known obesity-related covariates. Methods: This was a cross-sectional analysis of 121 9- to 15-month-old infants using data collected at the baseline visit of an ongoing intervention study. Mother-infant interactions during a feeding episode and a free-play task were recorded and coded. Anthropometrics

SUBMITTER: Kong KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9492790 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature