Abstract
This research examined the associations between parents' reports of the quality of their romantic relationships with their partner/spouse, their feeding interactions with their children, and their children's eating behaviours. One hundred and fifty-six married/cohabiting mothers of young children completed self-report measures of their romantic relationship quality, child feeding practices and children's eating behaviours. Reports of a less warm, more hostile romantic relationship were associated with children's less adaptive eating behaviours. More hostile relationship quality was also related to greater restriction of their children's food intake. The quality of parents' romantic relationships is associated with parental feeding practices and children's eating behaviours. Further work should examine the emotional tone of mealtimes in order to discover whether this may be the mechanism of the relationship.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 266-274 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Maternal & Child Nutrition |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jul 2010 |
Keywords
- Child feeding
- Eating
- Hostility
- Parents
- Romantic relationships
- Warmth
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Nutrition and Dietetics
