Table 3.
Differences in maternal well‐being, personality, eating behaviour, BMI and infant weight between mothers following a baby‐led or traditional weaning approach
| Mean (SD) | F | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baby‐led | Traditional | |||
| Well‐being | Anxiety | 1.89 (0.05) | 2.24 (0.05) | F(1, 600) = 15.72, P = 0.000 |
| OCD | 1.70 (0.05) | 2.13 (0.05) | F(1, 600) = 15.48, P = 0.000 | |
| Depression | 1.18 (0.03) | 1.24 (0.03) | F(1, 600) = 1.71, P = 0.192 | |
| Personality | Extraversion | 4.91 (0.11) | 5.07 (0.09) | F(1, 600) = 1.37, P = 0.24 |
| Conscientiousness | 3.50 (0.12) | 2.97 (0.13) | F(1, 600) = 12.67, P = 0.000 | |
| Anxiety | 2.7 (0.09) | 3.10 (0.10) | F(1, 600) = 29.56, P = 0.00 | |
| Agreeableness | 2.97 (0.09) | 3.12 (0.12) | F(1, 600) = 2.52, P = 0.12 | |
| Openness to experience | 4.72 (0.09) | 4.73 (0.08) | F(1, 600) = 0.018, P = 0.89 | |
| Eating behaviour | Restraint | 2.26 (0.04) | 2.44 (0.05) | F(1, 600) = 6.989, P = 0.007 |
| Emotional | 2.57 (0.5) | 2.52 (0.05) | F(1, 600) = 0.633, P = 0.427 | |
| External | 3.45 (0.12) | 3.56 (0.13) | F(1, 600) = 2.680, P = 0.443 | |
| Maternal weight | Pre‐pregnant BMI | 24.34 (0.59) | 23.98 (0.52) | F(1, 523) = 0.045, P = 0.832 |
| Current BMI | 25.22 (0.53) | 24.64 (0.54) | F(1, 548) = 0.28, P = 0.596 | |
| Infant weight | Birthweight (kilos) | 3.77 (0.06) | 3.69 (0.05) | F(1, 598) = 1.45, P = 0.25 |
| Current weight (kilos) | 10.56 (0.21) | 10.23 (0.19) | F(1, 597) = 2.0, P = 0.157 | |
BMI, body mass index; OCD, obsessive–compulsive disorder; SD, standard deviation.