Table 3.
Mean differences in parental feeding practices and child weight by parent group.
| BED Father (n=12) | BED Mother (n=51) | OB Father (n=30) | OB Mother (n=55) | HW Father (n=61) | HW Mother (n=121) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child Feeding | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | F | Total df | p | η p 2 |
| Perceived Responsibility | 4.42 (0.74) | 4.20 (0.83) | 3.29 (0.90) | 4.13 (0.72) | 3.66 (0.94) | 4.16 (0.88) | 3.69 | 329 | .026 | .022 |
| Concern about Child Weight | 2.58 (1.75) | 2.08 (1.29) | 1.52 (0.77) | 1.72 (10.2) | 1.64 (1.07) | 1.55 (0.98) | 7.32 | 329 | .001 | .043 |
| Restriction | 3.72 (0.80) | 3.51 (1.39) | 3.23 (1.05) | 3.30 (1.37) | 3.36 (1.33) | 3.37 (1.21) | 0.89 | 329 | .412 | .005 |
| Pressure-to-Eat | 2.56 (0.75) | 2.46 (1.11) | 2.46 (1.22) | 2.23 (1.32) | 2.80 (0.94) | 2.46 (1.15) | 1.58 | 329 | .208 | .010 |
| Monitoring | 3.44 (1.10) | 3.48 (1.14) | 3.01 (1.24) | 3.32 (1.15) | 3.05 (1.24) | 3.24 (1.15) | 1.57 | 329 | .210 | .010 |
| Child BMI z-score | −0.03 (2.29) | 0.68 (1.31) | 0.68 (1.50) | 0.84 (1.34) | 0.54 (1.37) | 0.06 (1.44) | 4.53 | 322 | .011 | .028 |
Note. N=331. ANOVA results and mean scores and standard deviations on subscales of the Child Feeding Questionnaire by parent group and parent sex. ANOVAs evaluated differences across parent groups (BED, OB, and HW). BED=parent with binge-eating disorder, OB=parent with obesity, HW=parent with healthy-weight