Table 6.

ANCOVA† of Breastfeeding duration as a function of maternal feeding styles among infants

IFSQ Subscale	BF<3 Mon (n=21)	BF 3–6 Mon (n=28)	BF>6 Mon (n=30)	p-value
Responsiveness Subscales
Satiety and Hunger Cues*	4.2 (0.7)	4.6 (0.4)	4.7 (0.4)	0.02
Attention & Interactions	3.4 (0.7)	3.3 (0.7)	3.5 (0.7)	0.65
Restriction Subscales
Amount of Food Consumed	3.3 (0.9)	3.2 (1.0)	2.8 (1.1)	0.37
Diet Quality	2.8 (0.6)	2.8 (0.6)	3.0 (0.6)	0.92
Pressuring to Eat Subscales
To Soothe	2.4 (0.9)	2.0 (0.7)	2.1 (0.8)	0.11
Finishing Food	2.4 (0.7)	2.4 (0.6)	2.1 (0.8)	0.80
Cereal*	2.6 (1.1)	2.8 (1.0)	1.6 (0.8)	0.00
Indulgent Subscales
Coaxing	1.4 (0.5)	1.3 (0.3)	1.3 (0.4)	0.62
Pampering	1.4 (0.5)	1.3 (0.3)	1.2 (0.4)	0.86
Permissive	1.7 (0.7)	1.8 (0.6)	1.7 (0.6)	0.38
Soothing	1.4 (0.5)	1.1 (0.2)	1.2 (0.3)	0.32
Laissez-faire Subscales
Attention	1.8 (0.7)	1.99 (0.7)	1.8 (0.6)	0.25
Diet Quality	2.2 (0.8)	2.40 (1.0)	2.1 (0.7)	0.55

†Covariates included were maternal ethnicity, marital status, and maternal education level.

*p<0.05

Note: IFSQ Subscales were scored from 1–5, where behaviors are scored from “1”-never to “5”-always and beliefs are scored from “1”-disagree to “5”-agree. The behavior portion of the Laissez-Faire Diet Quality Subscale was scored in descending order where “1”-always to “5”-never. IFSQ=Infant Feeding Styles Questionnaire; BF<3 Mon=Breastfed less than 3 months group; BF3-6 Mon= Breastfed for 3–6 months group; BF>6 Mon= Breastfed for more than 6 months group.