Table 3.

Path coefficients for model shown in Figure 1 in total sample (n =222)

	Path

	Longitudinal associations of Ovwt		Longitudinal associations of maternal feeding		Concurrent associations of ovwt and maternal feeding			Cross-lagged associations Maternal feeding predicting future ovwt		Cross-lagged associations of ovwt predicting future maternal feeding

Maternal feeding variable	Ovwt 21m → Ovwt 27m	Ovwt 27m → Ovwt 33m	Maternal feeding 21m → Maternal feeding 27m	Maternal feeding 27m→ Maternal feeding 33m	Ovwt 21m → Maternal feeding 21m	Ovwt 27m → Maternal feeding 27m	Ovwt 33 mos → Maternal feeding 33m	Maternal feeding 21m → Ovwt 27m	Maternal feeding 27m→ Ovwt 33m	Ovwt 21 mos → Maternal feeding 27m	Ovwt 27m → Maternal feeding 33m

	b₁	b₂	b₃	b₄	b₅	b₆	b₇	b₈	b₉	b₁₀	b₁₁
Pressuring: Finish ppp=.42	2.19^*	1.14^*	0.69^*	0.69^*	−0.04	0.03	−0.19	0.19	−0.22	−0.02	0.06
Restrictive: Amount ppp=.23	2.19^*	1.20^*	0.62^*	0.65^*	0.05	−0.03	−0.21	0.32	0.10	−0.03	0.13
Restrictive: Diet Quality ppp=.30	2.07^*	1.40^*	0.67^*	0.57^*	−0.03	0.13	−0.28	−0.18	0.51	−0.05	−0.01
Laissez-Faire: Diet Quality ppp=.24	2.11^*	1.19^*	0.59^*	0.69^*	−0.01	−0.11	−0.11	−0.12	0.33	0.07	−0.05
Responsive: Satiety ppp=.33	2.13^*	1.16^*	0.31^*	0.43^*	0.00	0.00	0.11	−0.11	0.45	0.06	−0.19
Indulgent: Permissive ppp=.24	2.09^*	1.21^*	0.74^*	0.63^*	−0.01	−0.07	0.06	0.20	−0.05	−0.04	−0.01
Indulgent: Coaxing ppp=.23	2.15^*	1.18^*	0.68^*	0.53^*	−0.01	−0.02	−0.06	0.18	−0.36	0.09	0.05
Indulgent: Soothing ppp=.09	2.05^*	1.28^*	0.56^*	0.50^*	0.02	−0.03	−0.05	0.36	−0.25	−0.01	0.16
Indulgent: Pampering ppp=.10	2.06^*	1.19^*	0.59^*	0.46^*	0.01	−0.03	−0.13	0.25	0.17	0.05	0.12

p<.05. Adjusting for birth weight z-score, maternal BMI, maternal education, and maternal depressive symptoms (CES-D score); ovwt = overweight, ppp= posterior predictive p-values, m=months