Maternal feeding practices predict weight gain and obesogenic eating behaviors in young children: a prospective study

Table 2 Correlations between maternal feeding practices, BMIz change and eating behaviors (N = 222)

		Time 1 child eating behaviors			Time 2 child eating behaviors
Time 1 maternal feeding practices	BMIzchange score^P	Emotional eating^S	Food approach^P	Tendency to overeat^P	Emotional eating^S	Food approach^P	Tendency to overeat^P
Instrumental feeding	.19**	. 16**	-.15*	.15*	.11	-.12^¶	.10
Encouragement	.01	.01	.27***	.01	-.13^¶	.24***	.15*
Emotional feeding	-.04	.39***	-.02	.15*	.35***	-.01	.19**
Control	-.08	-.15*	.11^¶	.02	-.10	.08	.18*
Covert control	-.03	.02	.16**	.16**	-.04	.11	.04
Monitoring	.02	-.11^¶	.04	.00	-.16*	-.15*	.02
Pushing to eat more	.00	.06	- .12*	.09	.03	-.07	-.05
Fat restriction	-.01	-.02	-.19**	.21***	.10	-.04	.21**
Weight restriction	-.08	.09	.18**	.13*	.12^¶	.21**	.03

Note: ^P = Pearson product–moment correlation; ^S = Spearman rho correlation; *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001; ^¶ = p < .10.

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