The Role of Maternal and Child Characteristics in Chinese Children ’s Dietary Intake Across Three Groups

ConclusionsOur findings highlighted the long-lasting effect of mothers ’ ELFI on their feeding and child eating. Mothers’ pressuring to eat played a central role in the association between their past experiences and children’s diet. Also, children’s poor EC abilities might exacerbate the adverse effect of mothers’ ELFI through PEP, resulting in more unhealthy eating. These findings can contribute to the design of contextually based intervention/prevention programs that promote young children’s healthy eating through maternal feeding practices and children’s EC abilities.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Psychology - Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research