Table 3. Source environment of the sample and factors associated with food neophobia in children.

Author/year	Source environment of the sample	Associated factors
Falciglia et al (2000) 2	School environment	Diet with low variety and quality.
Galloway et al. (2003) 12	Home environment	Childhood anxiety; Mothers with food neophobia; Little time to prepare meals.
Cooke et al. (2006) 19	School environment	Diet with low variety and quality; Children’s innate preference for sweet and savory flavors.
Russell and Worsley (2008) 16	School environment	Diet with low variety and quality; Lack of exposure to new foods; Preference for fats and/or sugars.
Mustonen and Tuorila (2010) 20	School environment	Diet with low variety and quality; Sensory aspect of the food.
Howard et al. (2012) 17	Pediatric outpatient clinic	Diet with low variety and quality; Parental influence on eating habits.
Tan and Holub (2012) 14	Home environment	Diet with low variety and quality; Limited availability of variety of foods; Preference for fats and/or sugars.
Cassells et al. (2014) 21	Pediatric outpatient clinic	Mothers’ food beliefs; Parents’ pressure for children to eat; Parents’ difficulty in interpreting hunger/satiety.
Laureati et al. (2014) 22	School environment	Diet with low variety and quality; Parents’ lack of encouragement
Maratos and Staples (2015) 23	School environment	Diet with low variety and quality; Visual aspect of the food.
Perry et al. (2015) 18	Pediatric outpatient clinic	Diet with low variety and quality; Children’s innate preference for sweet and savory flavors.
Kaar et al. (2016) 13	Home environment	Parental influence on eating habits; Parents’ pressure for children to eat; Children’s lack of autonomy in eating.
Moding and Stifter (2016) 24	Hospital environment	Negative reactions to new stimuli; Parents’ pressure for children to eat; Parents’ lack of encouragement and/or affection
Kozioł-Kozakowska et al. (2018) 25	School environment	Diet with low variety and quality; Family residing in rural areas.
Helland et al. (2017) 26	School environment	Diet with low variety; Sensory aspects of food.
Maiz and Balluerka (2018) 15	School environment	Anxiety signs in childhood; Worse social, physical, and academic self-concept.
Rioux et al. (2018) 27	School environment	Sensory aspect of the food; Low inductive reasoning.
Kähkönen et al. (2018) 28	School environment	Diet with low variety and quality; Mothers’ low education level.
Kutbi et al. (2019) 29	School environment	Parents’ pressure for children to eat; Sensory aspect of the food.