Table 5.

Correlations between RFCS responsiveness and selected demographics

	Child General Responsiveness to Mother During Feeding^a	Maternal General Responsiveness to Child During Feeding^a	Maternal Responsiveness to Child Hunger Cues^b	Maternal Responsiveness to Child Fullness Cues^c
Maternal
Age (y)	0.18^*	0.15⁺	0.10	0.02
Body Mass Index (kg/m²)	−0.06	0.00	−0.01	−0.18^*
Household Income	0.24^**	0.16^*	0.08	−0.00
Children in Household	0.07	−0.17^*	−0.07	−0.10
Breastfeeding Duration	0.14⁺	0.14⁺	0.07	0.19^*
Child
Weight-for-length Z-score	−0.11	0.03	−0.07	−0.06

⁺

Notes: Associations tested using Pearson’s rank order correlations;p<0.10

p<0.05

^**

p<0.01

^***

p<0.001

On a 5 point scale; Mean of Visual Attentiveness, Positive Expressiveness, Negative Expressiveness (reverse scored), and Relaxed Physical Disposition; n=144

On a 5 point scale; Mean of Maternal Responsiveness to Child Hunger Cues and Maternal Responsiveness to the Child’s Receptiveness to Being Fed; n=142

n=143