Table 2.

Association between maternal well‐being, personality, eating behaviour, BMI, infant weight and timing of introduction to solid foods

Measure	Factor	Whole sample	Baby‐led	Traditional
		Age introduction complementary foods	Age introduction complementary foods	Age introduction complementary foods
Well‐being	Anxiety	r = −0.088, P = 0.010*	r = −0.234, P = 0.004**	r = −0.178, P = 0.000**
	OCD	r = −0.074, P = 0.024*	r = −0.207, P = −0.017*	r = 0.073, P = 0.036*
	Depression	r = 0.056, P = 0.083	r = −0.044, P = 0.315	r = −0.037, P = 0.183
Personality	Extraversion	r = 0.096, P = 0.005*	r = 0.300, P = 0.003*	r = 0.170, P = 0.000**
	Conscientiousness	r = 0.236, P = 0.000**	r = 0.232, P = 0.004*	r = 0.177, P = 0.000**
	Anxiety	r = −0.231, P = 0.000**	r = −0.201, P = 0.012*	r = −0.174, P = 0.000**
	Agreeableness	r = −0.028, P = 0.225	r = 0.131, P = 0.072	r = 0.030, P = 0.229
	Openness to experience	r = 0.042, P = 0.135	r = 0.068, P = 0.225	r = −0.044, P = 0.150
Eating behaviour	Restraint	r = −0.215, P = 0.000**	r = −0.171, P = 0.010*	r = −0.241, P = 0.000**
	Emotional	r = −0.554, P = 0.000**	r = −0.720, P = 0.000**	r = −0.320, P = 0.000**
	External	r = 0.026, P = 0.256	r = 0.022, P = 0.411	r = 0.027, P = 0.267
Maternal weight	Pre‐pregnant BMI	r = −0.534, P = 0.000**	r = −0.519, P = 0.000**	r = −0.575, P = 0.000**
	Current BMI	r = −0.521, P = 0.000**	r = −0.425, P = 0.000**	r = −0.548, P = 0.000**
Infant weight	Birthweight	r = −0.260, P = 0.000**	r = −0.033, P = 0.161	r = −0.271, P = 0.000**
	Current weight	r = −0.105, P = 0.003*	r = −0.197, P = 0.038*	r = −0.084, P = 0.022*

BMI, body mass index; OCD, obsessive–compulsive disorder. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.001.