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Table 3 Results from multilevel models examining firstborn characteristics and maternal feeding of secondborns a

From: A mixed methods study of siblings’ roles in maternal feeding practices in early childhood: an application of the learning from experience process

 

Contextual-based Food to Soothe

Emotion-based Food to Soothe

 

Estimate (SE)

Estimate (SE)

Model 1 Negative Affect (n = 105)

 Intercept

2.35 (0.36)***

1.65 (0.38)***

 Measurement time point (Secondborn age in weeks)

−0.10 (0.08)

− 0.005 (0.09)

 FB Characteristic

−0.11 (0.07)

− 0.08 (0.08)

Model 2 Surgency (n = 105)

 Intercept

2.78 (0.40)***

1.80 (0.41)***

 Measurement time point (Secondborn age in weeks)

−0.10 (0.08)

− 0.01 (0.09)

 Firstborn Characteristic

0.03 (0.08)

−0.02 (0.08)

Model 3 Regulation (n = 105)

 Intercept

2.87 (0.62)***

2.53 (0.63)***

 Measurement time point (Secondborn age in weeks)

−0.10 (0.08)

− 0.01 (0.09)

 FB Characteristic

−0.07 (0.10)

− 0.16 (0.10)

Model 4 Appetite (n = 91)

 Intercept

2.13 (0.48)***

1.40 (0.50)**

 Measurement time point (Secondborn age in weeks)

−0.11 (0.08)

− 0.02 (0.11)

 Firstborn Characteristic

−0.09 (0.07)

− 0.08 (0.08)

Model 5 Rapid Weight Gain (n = 116)

 Intercept

2.48 (0.23)***

1.93 (0.23)***

 Measurement time point (Secondborn age in weeks)

−0.11 (0.08)

− 0.02 (0.09)

 Firstborn Characteristic

−0.04 (0.07)

− 0.09 (0.07)

  1. † < 0.10,* < 0.05,** < 0.01,*** < 0.001
  2. aModels adjusted for birth spacing, study group and FB characteristics