Table 2.
Cross sectional correlations between maternal feeding, child eating and child BMI at time points 1 and 2 (N = 156)
| Child eating behaviours | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 (Mean age 3.3 years) | Time 2 (Mean age 4.3 years) | |||||||
| FRb | FFb | IFb | BMIz | FRb | FFb | IFb | BMIz | |
| (n = 106) | (n = 106) | |||||||
| Pressure to eata | -.09 | .25** | -.21** | -.20* | -.06 | .30** | -.41** | -.02 |
| Restrictiona | .34** | .12 | -.13 | .09 | .27** | .25** | -.18* | .07 |
| Monitoringa | -.02 | -.06 | .04 | .08 | -.02 | -.12 | .15 | -.06 |
| Model healthy | -.14 | -.11 | .14 | -.05 | -.12 | -.14 | .22** | -.01 |
| BMI z-score | .20* | -.14 | .00 | .19 | .08 | -.02 | ||
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