Association Between Maternal Stress, Work Status, Concern About Child Weight, and Restrictive Feeding Practices in Preschool Children
| Autor: | Karina Lora, Ashley E. Weedn, Susan B. Sisson, Kristen A. Copeland, Katheryn Swyden, Amanda Sheffield Morris, Beth DeGrace |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Employment Male 0301 basic medicine Pediatric Obesity medicine.medical_specialty Full-time Epidemiology Mothers Childhood obesity Body Mass Index 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Work status Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Maternal Behavior Association (psychology) Depression (differential diagnoses) 030109 nutrition & dietetics business.industry Public health Body Weight Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Obstetrics and Gynecology Oklahoma Feeding Behavior medicine.disease Mother-Child Relations Cross-Sectional Studies Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Analysis of variance business Psychosocial Stress Psychological Demography Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Maternal and Child Health Journal. 21:1349-1357 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6628 1092-7875 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10995-016-2239-y |
| Popis: | Objectives To examine the relationship between maternal stress, work status, concern about child weight, and the use of restrictive feeding practices among mothers of preschool children. Methods 285 mothers of 2-to-5-year-old children completed an on-line survey. Questions included demographics, items from the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, and the Child Feeding Questionnaire. Linear regression and ANOVA examined the relationship between maternal stress, work hours, concern about child weight, and the use of restrictive practices for one 2-to-5-year-old child living within the home. Results Mothers were 32.6 ± 5.2 years of age and spent 39.7 ± 12.0 h/week at work. Seventy-one percent worked full time. Children were 3.4 ± 1.0 years of age and 51% male. Stress (3.41 ± 0.77, p ≤ 0.001) and concern about child weight (3.41 ± 0.77, p ≤ 0.00) were associated with the use of restrictive feeding practices. Mothers with severe/extremely severe stress used restriction more than mothers with normal stress, respectively (3.63 ± 0.80, 3.30 ± 0.81, p = 0.03). No difference was found among mothers with mild/moderate stress (3.50 ± 0.63, p = 0.06). There was no association between work hours (p = 0.50) or work status (p = 0.91) and the use of restrictive feeding practices. Conclusions Maternal stress and concern about child weight were associated with the use of restrictive feeding practices. Considering the current rates of childhood obesity in the United States, understanding factors that influence a child's food environment is advantageous and can help improve maternal and child health. |
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