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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 31.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Obes. 2020 May 16;15(10):e12654. doi: 10.1111/ijpo.12654

Table 3:

Study methodologies for eligible studies

N (%) Denominator
Research design 77
 Cross-sectional 72 (93.5%)
 Longitudinal 4 (5.2%)
 Repeated cross-sectional 1 (1.3%)
Research method 77
 Qualitative 13 (16.9%)
 Quantitative 63 (81.8%)
 Mixed methods 1 (1.2%)
Method of data collection (fathers’ data)1 77
 Survey 58 (75.3%)
 Focus groups 2 (2.6%)
 Interview 13 (16.8%)
 Direct observation 6 (7.8%)
Source of fathers’ data1 77
 Father report 63 (81.8%)
 Maternal report 8 (10.4%)
 Child report 5 (6.5%)
 Behavioral Observation 5 (6.5%)
 Other 1 (1.3%)
Measure of food parenting 42
 Child Feeding Questionnaire 20 (46.5%)
 Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire 4 (9.5%)
 Feeding Practices and Structure Questionnaire 4 (9.5%)
 Parental Feeding Practices Questionnaire 4 (9.5%)
 Other 10 (23.8%)
Used a Conceptual Model or Theoretical Framework? 22
 Ecological systems theory 8 (36.4%)
 Social cognitive theory 3 (13.6%)
 Attachment theory 3 (13.6%)
 Baumrind parenting styles 2 (9.1%)
 Family systems theory 2 (9.1%)
 Cognitive theory 1 (4.5%)
 Other 9 (40.9%)
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Groups are not mutually exclusive