Parent binge eating and restrictive feeding practices: Indirect effects of parent's responses to child's negative emotion

Autor: Kelly K. Bost, Janet M. Liechty, Barbara H. Fiese, Jaclyn A. Saltzman
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Eating Behaviors. 21:150-154
ISSN: 1471-0153
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.02.001
Popis: Objective Parents' emotion regulation difficulties are related to binge eating (BE), and to responses to children's negative emotion. However, less is known about how responses to children's negative emotion are related to eating and feeding in the parenting context. We examined the degree to which BE had both direct and indirect effects on parental restrictive feeding practices, through parents' reported responses to negative emotion. Method Parents of preschoolers ( n = 441) completed validated questionnaires about their feeding strategies, responses to children's negative emotion, and their children's eating behaviors. Height and weight were measured in children and self-reported by parents. Unsupportive (Distress, Minimizing, and Punitive), and Supportive (Emotion-focused, Problem-focused, and Expressive Encouragement) responses to negative emotion were measured using the Coping with Children's Negative Emotions Scale. Results Parent's BE was correlated with Distress responses, Restriction for health, and Restriction for weight control. Controlling for confounders, BE was associated with Restriction for weight control, and Restriction for health. Model testing revealed that BE had significant direct ( R 2 [SE] = .073 [.031], 95% CI [.013, .134]) and indirect effects ( R 2 [SE] = .011 [.005], 95% CI [.003, .023]) on Restriction for weight control, through Distress responses, but only indirect effects on Restriction for health ( R 2 [SE] = .018 [.009], 95% CI [.004, .039]). Conclusions This study shows an association between emotion regulation and energy-intake regulation in the parenting context. Efforts to modify feeding practices may be more effective if parents' eating behaviors and their emotional responsiveness to distress are taken into account.
Databáze: OpenAIRE