Table 1 Description of feeding practices assessed using questionnaire scales

Perceived responsibility [28]

Mother’s perception of her level of responsibility for child feeding

“When your child is at home, how often are you responsible for feeding him/her?”¹

Pressure to eat [28]

Mother’s tendency to pressure child to eat more food at meals

“My child should always eat all of the food on his/her plate”.²

Restriction [28]

Extent to which mother restricts child’s access to foods

“I have to be sure that my child does not eat too much of his/her favorite food”.²

Monitoring [28]

Extent to which mother oversees child eating

“How much do you keep track of the high-fat foods that your child eats?”¹

Demandingness [29]

How much mother encourages or discourages child’s eating behaviors

“How often during the dinner meal do you tell the child to eat at least a little bit of food on his/her plate?”¹

Perceived child weight [28]

Mother’s perceptions of child’s weight status history

“When your child was a toddler, was your child: markedly underweight, underweight, normal, overweight, or markedly overweight?”

Concern about child weight [28]

Extent of maternal concern for child becoming overweight

“How concerned are you about your child becoming overweight?”³

Food fussiness [42]

How selective child is with regard to trying new foods and enjoying a varied diet

“My child refuses new foods at first”.¹