Table 2 Means and standard deviations of the eight maternal feeding practicesa, satiety responsiveness and food responsivenessb at 2, 3.7 and 5 years of age (n = 207)
From: Bidirectional associations between mothers’ feeding practices and child eating behaviours
2 years | 3.7 years | 5 years | |
|---|---|---|---|
Family meal setting | 3.71 ± 1.27 | 4.07 ± 1.16 | 4.39 ± 0.96 |
Structured meal setting | 3.96 ± 0.72 | 4.11 ± 0.66 | 4.31 ± 0.59 |
Structured meal timing | 3.88 ± 0.59 | 3.80 ± 0.52 | 3.76 ± 0.52 |
Covert restriction | 3.20 ± 0.90 | 3.28 ± 0.80 | 3.24 ± 0.78 |
Overt restriction | 3.40 ± 0.83 | 3.54 ± 0.91 | 3.46 ± 0.84 |
Persuasive feeding | 2.70 ± 0.60 | 3.12 ± 0.62 | 3.14 ± 0.60 |
Reward for eating | 1.81 ± 0.71 | 2.54 ± 0.73 | 2.58 ± 0.71 |
Reward for behaviour | 1.85 ± 0.69 | 2.20 ± 0.74 | 2.22 ± 0.73 |
Satiety responsiveness | 3.00 ± 0.59 | 3.00 ± 0.57 | 2.98 ± 0.56 |
Food responsiveness | 2.27 ± 0.69 | 2.41 ± 0.66 | 2.44 ± 0.65 |