Food neophobia and pickiness among children and associations with socioenvironmental and cognitive factors

Kutbi, Hebah A.; Alhatmi, Aziza Ali; Alsulami, Malak Hamadi; Alghamdi, Shatha Saad; Albagar, Shamael Mofareh; Mumena, Walaa A.; Mosli, Rana H.

doi:10.1016/j.appet.2019.104373

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“…To date, there has been one study that examined the associations between selected maternal feeding practices and FNPE. The study suggested positive associations between the "pressure to eat" feeding strategy and parental modeling and PE, whereas a negative association with repeated exposure was observed [12]. No studies have yet examined the bidirectional relationships between maternal feeding practices and FNPE.…”

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confidence: 88%

“…The final analyses included data of 195 participants. The required sample size was estimated based on a correlation coefficient of 0.25, the average correlation between FNPE and maternal feeding strategies of a previously reported study [12], with a 2-sided test, alpha of 0.05, and power of 95% [22]. The Ethics and Research Committee, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, approved the study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Food neophobia and picky eating (FNPE), described as the reluctance of eating novel foods [9] and the rejection of substantial amounts of familiar and unfamiliar foods [10], respectively, are eating behaviors that have been frequently reported to co-exist in children [11,12]. In fact, FNPE might share a common etiological pathway, indicated by the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors such as the home environment [11].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In fact, FNPE might share a common etiological pathway, indicated by the influence of intrinsic and extrinsic factors such as the home environment [11]. However, the associations they may have with sociodemographic factors and maternal feeding behaviors are not necessarily to be the same [12].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, the reverse pathways were found to be inconsistent. Maternal practice of pressuring to eat predicted higher scores of FNPE in several studies [8,12]; another study found no association between maternal pressure and picky eating (PE), but a monitoring practice was found to be inversely associated with PE [19].…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Relationships between Maternal Feeding Practices and Food Neophobia and Picky Eating

Kutbi

2020

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Food neophobia and picky eating (FNPE) are dietary behaviors that have been frequently reported to coexist in children. Parental concerns about these dietary behaviors may influence the feeding practices employed. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the bidirectional associations of maternal feeding practices with children’s FNPE behaviors. Using a convenience sampling technique, mothers of 195 healthy children aged 1–7 years were invited to complete a sociodemographic questionnaire, rate their child’s FNPE, and rate the extent to which each feeding practice was employed with the child. Maternal reports indicated that 37.4% (n = 73) of the children exhibited severe FNPE. Multiple linear regression analyses showed positive two-way associations between the “pressure to eat” feeding strategy and FNPE, and negative two-way associations between a healthy home food environment and FNPE. However, maternal practices of teaching and monitoring were not found to be associated with FNPE. Given the bidirectional relationships observed between FNPE and maternal feeding practices, primary health care providers should address the feeding practices used with a child and indicate that coercive feeding practices are counterproductive. Intervention studies targeting mothers of children with FNPE are needed to investigate whether specific maternal practices are more effective than others.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 88%

Section: Sample and Proceduresmentioning

confidence: 99%