Maternal feeding practices, child eating behaviour and body mass index in preschool-aged children: a prospective analysis

Table 3 Cross-lag correlations between maternal feeding, child eating and child BMI (N = 156)

	Time 2 Child eating behaviours
	(Mean age 4.3 years)
Time 1	FR^b	FF^b	IF^b	BMIz
(Mean age 3.3 years)				(n = 106)
Pressure to eat^a	-.03	.22**	-.32**	.03
Restriction^a	.24**	.13	-.10	.10
Monitoring^a	-.11	-.05	.08	-.01
Model healthy	-.16*	-.27**	.29**	-.05

Abbreviations: FR, food responsiveness; FF, food fussiness; IF, interest in food; BMIz, body mass index z-score
*p < .05 **p < .01
^a Child Feeding Questionnaire
^b Child Eating Behaviour Questionnaire

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