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Article

Associations between Emotion Regulation, Feeding Practices, and Preschoolers’ Food Consumption

William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, 1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
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Nutrients 2022, 14(19), 4184; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14194184
Submission received: 17 August 2022 / Revised: 19 September 2022 / Accepted: 1 October 2022 / Published: 8 October 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of Obesogenic Dietary Behaviors in Children and Adolescents)

Abstract

Previous research identified emotion dysregulation, non-responsive feeding practices, and unhealthy food consumption as risk factors for childhood obesity. However, little is known about the relationships between these factors. This study examined associations between children’s emotion regulation, parental feeding practices, and children’s food consumption. The sample consisted of 163 mothers of children aged 3–5 years. Mothers completed the Emotion Regulation Checklist, the Child Feeding Questionnaire, and the Child Health Section from the Parent Interview of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-B to assess model variables. Results showed that healthy food consumption was associated with higher emotion regulation abilities, higher monitoring, and lower pressure to eat. For unhealthy food consumption, the associations were in opposite directions. Higher emotion regulation abilities were also associated with higher monitoring, lower pressure to eat, and lower restriction. For lability, the associations were in opposite directions. Regression analyses revealed that children’s lability, pressure to eat, and monitoring were significant predictors of children’s food consumption. These findings suggest that children’s emotion regulation and feeding practices are important determinants of children’s food consumption. Future longitudinal studies that examine bidirectional associations between children’s emotion regulation, parental feeding practices, children’s food consumption, and potential mechanisms accounting for these associations are needed.
Keywords: emotion regulation; feeding practices; food consumption; preschool emotion regulation; feeding practices; food consumption; preschool

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Santos, A.F.; Fernandes, C.; Fernandes, M.; Santos, A.J.; Veríssimo, M. Associations between Emotion Regulation, Feeding Practices, and Preschoolers’ Food Consumption. Nutrients 2022, 14, 4184. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14194184

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Santos AF, Fernandes C, Fernandes M, Santos AJ, Veríssimo M. Associations between Emotion Regulation, Feeding Practices, and Preschoolers’ Food Consumption. Nutrients. 2022; 14(19):4184. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14194184

Chicago/Turabian Style

Santos, Ana Filipa, Carla Fernandes, Marília Fernandes, António J. Santos, and Manuela Veríssimo. 2022. "Associations between Emotion Regulation, Feeding Practices, and Preschoolers’ Food Consumption" Nutrients 14, no. 19: 4184. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14194184

APA Style

Santos, A. F., Fernandes, C., Fernandes, M., Santos, A. J., & Veríssimo, M. (2022). Associations between Emotion Regulation, Feeding Practices, and Preschoolers’ Food Consumption. Nutrients, 14(19), 4184. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14194184

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