Table 1.
Primary variables and covariates assessed during the 10-day EMAa period.
| Survey (delivery) and variables | Example item | ||
| Mood survey (notification) | |||
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Feeding goalsb | To give my child food that is nutritious | |
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Mood | I feel annoyed | |
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Stress | I feel tense | |
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Context | Who am I with? | |
| Food survey (self-initiated) | |||
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Feeding practices | Did you have to make sure your child did not eat too much food? | |
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Feeding goals | I didn’t want to give in to my child, even if this caused an argument | |
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Context | Where did your child ask for food? | |
| End-of-day survey (notification) | |||
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Mood | How stressful was your day? | |
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Feeding practices | Today, how often did you have to limit your child’s eating of snack foods? | |
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Children’s eating behavior | How satisfied are you with how your child ate today? | |
aEMA: ecological momentary assessment.
bExamined at the morning survey only.