Original ArticleA Bidirectional Analysis of Feeding Practices and Eating Behaviors in Parent/Child Dyads from Low-Income and Minority Households
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Patients
In 2012-2014, the NET-Works (Now Everybody Together for Amazing and Healthful Kids) study (ClinicalTrials.gov: identifier NCT01606891) recruited and randomized 534 preschoolers who were age 2-4 years, above the 50th percentile for age and sex-adjusted height and weight as measured by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standardized growth charts,22 and from a low-income household (<$65 000 annual household income) in the Minneapolis and St Paul, Minnesota area (Table I).23 Families who
Cross-Lagged Model Fit
No cross-lagged path model showed evidence for perfect fit to the data (model χ2 values, 189.1-283.2; P < .001 for all). The modest performance of the cross-lagged path models on measures of close model fit (comparative fit index, 0.86-0.91; root mean square error of approximation, 0.10-0.12) indicated that the variance in these behaviors may be explained by factors not included in the models (Table II; available at www.jpeds.com). However, because the primary purpose of the cross-lagged models
Discussion
There are bidirectional temporal associations between parental feeding practices and child eating behaviors, although many relationships were inconsistent or nonsignificant. These study findings are consistent with theory and extend previous research findings in the field of parental feeding practices and child eating behaviors. FST supports study findings showing a bidirectional relationship between parental instrumental feeding practices and child food responsiveness. Specifically, a parent
Data Statement
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