Abstract
Poor exposure and consumption of fruits and vegetables (FV) in early
childhood influence lifelong eating habits that may influence weight
and health outcomes. This study explored the multi-directional
relationships between maternal socio-demographic and psychobehavioural
factors in predicting of FV intake in a cohort of 218
14-month old children from the South Australian Infants Dietary
Intake study. Mothers with healthy infants weighing ≥2500 g
and ≥37 weeks’ gestation were recruited post-natally from 11
South Australian hospitals. Socio-demographic data were collected at
recruitment. At 14 months postnatal, mothers completed a questionnaire
exploring their perceptions of child feeding behaviour, exposure
to novel foods, reactivity, maternal psychological distress and feeding
self-efficacy.
childhood influence lifelong eating habits that may influence weight
and health outcomes. This study explored the multi-directional
relationships between maternal socio-demographic and psychobehavioural
factors in predicting of FV intake in a cohort of 218
14-month old children from the South Australian Infants Dietary
Intake study. Mothers with healthy infants weighing ≥2500 g
and ≥37 weeks’ gestation were recruited post-natally from 11
South Australian hospitals. Socio-demographic data were collected at
recruitment. At 14 months postnatal, mothers completed a questionnaire
exploring their perceptions of child feeding behaviour, exposure
to novel foods, reactivity, maternal psychological distress and feeding
self-efficacy.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 150-150 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Journal | Obesity Reviews |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | S2 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2014 |
| Event | 12th International Congress on Obesity - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Duration: 17 Mar 2014 → 20 Mar 2014 Conference number: 12 |