Table 6.
Comparing mean RFCS responsiveness across selected demographic characteristics
| Child General Responsiveness to Mother During Feedinga |
Maternal General Responsiveness to Child During Feedinga |
Maternal Responsiveness to Child Hunger Cuesb |
Maternal Responsiveness to Child Fullness Cuesc |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal | ||||
| Ethnicity | F(2, 141) = 0.57 | F(2, 141) = 2.51+ | F(2, 139) =1.51 | F(2, 140) = 2.96+ |
| Black (n=49) | 3.19 (0.67) | 3.48 (0.68) | 4.01 (0.78) | 3.14 (1.12) |
| Hispanic (n=47) | 3.24 (0.54) | 3.70 (0.56) | 3.98 (0.83) | 3.33 (1.01) |
| White (n=48) | 3.32 (0.59) | 3.73 (0.55) | 4.22 (0.59) | 3.63 (0.79) |
| Education | F(1, 142) = 4.75* | F(1, 142) = 4.99* | F(1, 140) =2.46 | F(1, 141) = 4.90* |
| ≤ High School (n=24) | 3.01 (0.64) | 3.39 (0.60) | 3.85 (0.73) | 2.96 (1.08) |
| >High School (n=120) | 3.30 (0.59) | 3.69 (0.60) | 4.11 (0.74) | 3.44 (0.96) |
| Marital Status | F(1, 142) = 2.53 | F(1, 142) = 0.08 | F(1, 140) =0.59 | F(1, 141) = 6.03* |
| Single (n=18) | 3.04 (0.54) | 3.60 (0.64) | 3.94 (1.00) | 2.83 (1.20) |
| Married/Partner (n=126) | 3.28 (0.61) | 3.64 (0.61) | 4.09 (0.70) | 3.44 (0.95) |
| Employment | F(1, 142) = 0.53 | F(1, 142) = 2.25 | F(1, 140) =0.24 | F(1, 141) = 0.04 |
| Employed (n=84) | 3.28 (0.62) | 3.70 (0.65) | 4.10 (0.72) | 3.35 (1.06) |
| Unemployed (n=60) | 3.20 (0.58) | 3.55 (0.54) | 4.03 (0.79) | 3.38 (0.90) |
| Child | ||||
| Age Group | F(1, 142) = 1.48 | F(1, 142) = 0.01 | F(1, 140) =4.34* | F(1, 141) = 1.77 |
| Infant (n=74) | 3.19 (0.61) | 3.63 (0.60) | 3.95 (0.72) | 3.26 (0.97) |
| Toddler (n=70) | 3.31 (0.59) | 3.64 (0.62) | 4.20 (0.75) | 3.48 (1.02) |
| Gender | F(1, 142) = 0.00 | F(1, 142) = 0.67 | F(1, 140) =0.04 | F(1, 141) = 1.00 |
| Male (n=63) | 3.25 (0.57) | 3.68 (0.67) | 4.06 (0.77) | 3.27 (1.13) |
| Female (n=81) | 3.25 (0.63) | 3.60 (0.56) | 4.08 (0.73) | 3.44 (0.87) |
| Observed Feed Type | F(1, 142) = 2.89* | F(1, 142) = 2.29+ | F(1, 140) =0.25 | F(1, 141) = 1.46 |
| Breast-fed (n=8) | 3.28 (0.54) | 3.81 (0.56) | 4.14 (0.48) | 3.75 (0.89) |
| Bottle-fed (n=13) | 2.85 (0.75) | 3.27 (0.53) | 3.96 (0.80) | 2.92 (1.16) |
| Solid (n=30) | 3.30 (0.48) | 3.59 (0.65) | 4.03 (0.84) | 3.50 (0.86) |
| Mixed Feeding (n=86) | 3.34 (0.59) | 3.70 (0.58) | 4.12 (0.69) | 3.34 (1.00) |
| Observed to Self-Feed | F(1, 142) = 1.85 | F(1, 142) = 2.05 | F(1, 140) =2.79+ | F(1, 141) = 12.75*** |
| No (n=78) | 3.19 (0.59) | 3.70(0.62) | 3.97(0.73) | 3.10(0.99) |
| Yes (n=66) | 3.33 (0.61) | 3.56(0.59) | 4.18(0.75) | 3.67(0.92) |
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Notes: Means (SD) tested using generalized linear models;p<0.10
*
p<0.05
**
p<0.01
***
p<0.001
a
On a 5 point scale; Mean of Visual Attentiveness, Positive Expressiveness, Negative Expressiveness (reverse scored), and Relaxed Physical Disposition; n=144
b
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
c
n=143
d
One-way ANOVA