Table 8.
Parent and Grandparent feeding practices.
| Grandparents (n = 44) |
Parents (n = 72) |
Mann Whitney Test | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Child Control | 2.6 (0.7) | 2.7 (0.8) | U = 1466.5, p = 0.502 |
| Emotion Regulation | 2.0 (0.6) | 2.3 (0.9) | U = 1433, p = 0.385 |
| Food as Reward | 2.2 (1.1) | 2.8 (1.2) | U = 1155.5, p = < 0.05* |
| Balance & Variety | 4.5 (0.5) | 4.7 (0.5) | U = 1178.5, p = < 0.05* |
| Involvement | 3.6 (1.1) | 3.7 (1.1) | U = 1490.5, p = 0.592 |
| Modelling | 4.3 (0.7) | 4.4 (0.7) | U = 1498.5, p = 0.621 |
| Monitoring | 4.1 (1.0) | 4.3 (0.8) | U = 1520, p = 0.709 |
| Pressure | 2.9 (1.0) | 3.2 (1.0) | U = 1351, p = 0.183 |
| Restriction for Health | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.5 (1.0) | U = 1283, p = 0.086 |
| Restriction for Weight | 2.2 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.8) | U = 1633, p = 0.780 |
| Teaching about Nutrition | 3.7 (0.9) | 3.8 (0.8) | U = 1522, p = 0.722 |
| Environment | 4.1 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.8) | U = 2176, p = < 0.05* |
SD = Standard deviation.