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Table 4 Correlations between feeding practices (weighted composite scores), eating behaviours (mean scores) and child WAZ measured at child age 2 years

From: The feeding practices and structure questionnaire: construction and initial validation in a sample of Australian first-time mothers and their 2-year olds

 

Satiety responsiveness & slowness eating

Fussiness

Food responsiveness

Enjoyment food

Emotional undereating

Emotional overeating

Desire drink

Child weight-for-age z-score

(n = 461)

(n = 461)

(n = 461)

(n = 461)

(n = 461)

(n = 460)

(n = 461)

(n = 458)

Distrust in appetite

-.081

.139**

.153**

-.085

.097*

.225***

.162***

.017

Reward for behaviour

.030

.162***

.339***

-.088

.222***

.386***

.116*

.028

Reward for eating

.101*

.286***

.193***

-.202***

.205***

.287***

.119*

.021

Persuasive feeding

.108*

.266***

.181***

-.173***

.260***

.263***

.197***

-.034

Covert restriction

.025

.005

-.016

.016

.047

-.047

-.020

-.035

Overt restriction

.173***

.132**

.258***

-.074

.180***

.167***

.119*

-.033

Structured meal setting

-.162***

-.142**

-.032

.245***

-.153**

-.136**

-.063

.059

Structured meal timing

-.045

-.048

.012

.074

.093*

-.044

-.050

-.021

Family meal setting

-.014

-.397***

-.017

.286***

-.154**

-.126**

-.087

-.026

  1. *For p < .05, **for p < .01 and ***for p < .001.