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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Appetite. 2013 Feb 16;65:210–219. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.02.010

Table 4.

Correspondence of Mother and Child General Feeding Responsivenessa,b

Infant Responsive to Mother
During Feeding
χ 2 Φ

No
Yes
Total (n)
Mother
Responsive
to Infant
During
Feeding
No n 25 8 33 22.40**** 0.39
% Sample 17% 6% 23%
Yes n 33 78 111
% Sample 23%
54%
77%
Total (n) 58 86 144
****

Note: p<0.0001

a

Mean of Visual Attentiveness, Positive Expressiveness, Negative Expressiveness (reverse scored), and Relaxed Physical Disposition

b

Data re-coded: Yes = ≥ 4 (Responsive, Highly Responsive) vs. No = ≤ 3 (Moderately Responsive ,Unresponsive, Highly Unresponsive)