Household chaos is associated with higher levels of child food responsiveness only among mothers observed engaging in lower levels of sensitive emotional responses at mealtimes.
Note. CHAOS = Confusion, Hubbub, and Order Scale; CEBQ = Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire.
Slope for association between household chaos and child food responsiveness was significant at low levels (−1SD) of observed maternal sensitivity (R2
[SE] = .68 [.28], p = .02). Slope at high levels of observed maternal sensitivity (+1SD) was not statistically significant (R2
[SE] = .05 [.51], p = .92).