TABLE 3.
Subscale scores for parent feeding practices reported on the Child Feeding Questionnaire, pertaining to before, and at two timepoints during, the COVID‐19 pandemic in a nationwide sample of the US parents of children 5–18 years of age (N = 433)
| Change in food security status (T 1 –T 2) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N = 433) | Became food insecure (n = 27) | Stayed food insecure (n = 173) | Became food secure (n = 65) | Stayed food secure (n = 168) | p value | |
| Concern about child overweight | <0.01 | |||||
| Before COVID‐19 | 2.4 (2.3–2.5) | 1.6 (1.1–2.1) | 2.5 (2.3–2.7) | 2.5 (2.2–2.8) | 2.3 (2.1–2.5) | |
| T1 during COVID‐19 | 2.8 (2.7–2.9) | 1.9 (1.3–2.4) | 3.0 (2.8–3.3) | 3.1 (2.8–3.5) | 2.6 (2.4–2.8) | |
| T2 during COVID‐19 | 2.5 (2.4–2.7) | 2.4 (1.9–2.9) | 2.8 (2.6–3.0) | 2.7 (2.4–3.1) | 2.2 (2.0–2.4) | |
| Restriction | 0.04 | |||||
| Before COVID‐19 | 3.1 (3.0–3.2) | 2.9 (2.5–3.2) | 3.2 (3.0–3.3) | 3.3 (3.1–3.6) | 3.1 (2.9–3.2) | |
| T1 during COVID‐19 | 3.4 (3.3–3.5) | 3.1 (2.7–3.4) | 3.4 (3.3–3.6) | 3.6 (3.3–3.8) | 3.2 (3.1–3.4) | |
| T2 during COVID‐19 | 3.2 (3.1–3.3) | 3.4 (3.0–3.7) | 3.2 (3.0–3.3) | 3.3 (3.0–3.5) | 3.1 (2.9–3.2) | |
| Pressure | <0.01 | |||||
| Before COVID‐19 | 2.6 (2.5–2.7) | 2.7 (2.3–3.2) | 2.8 (2.6–2.9) | 2.8 (2.5–3.1) | 2.4 (2.2–2.6) | |
| T1 during COVID‐19 | 2.8 (2.7–2.9) | 2.8 (2.4–3.2) | 3.1 (2.9–3.3) | 3.0 (2.7–3.3) | 2.4 (2.2–2.6) | |
| T2 during COVID‐19 | 2.5 (2.4–2.6) | 2.7 (2.3–3.1) | 2.7 (2.6–2.9) | 2.7 (2.5–3.0) | 2.3 (2.1–2.4) | |
| Monitoring | 0.67 | |||||
| Before COVID‐19 | 3.4 (3.3–3.5) | 3.2 (2.7–3.6) | 3.3 (3.2–3.5) | 3.6 (3.3–3.9) | 3.4 (3.2–3.6) | |
| T1 during COVID‐19 | 3.6 (3.5–3.7) | 3.3 (2.9–3.7) | 3.6 (3.4–3.7) | 3.7 (3.5–4.0) | 3.5 (3.3–3.7) | |
| T2 during COVID‐19 | 3.6 (3.5–3.7) | 3.5 (3.1–3.9) | 3.6 (3.4–3.7) | 3.8 (3.6–4.1) | 3.5 (3.3–3.6) | |
Note: Results presented for the overall sample and by categories indicating changes in food security status across two timepoints during COVID‐19. Possible subscale scores ranged 1–5.
p Values are for the overall tests for interactions. Specific comparisons, where values at T1 and T2 during COVID‐19 differed from before COVID‐19 (reference category), are bolded if significant. Values presented represent adjusted means and 95% confidence intervals.
Abbreviations: COVID‐19, coronavirus disease 2019; T1, timepoint 1 (May 2020); T2, timepoint 2 (September 2020).
Tested for possible interactions in change in food security status × timepoint for each subscale.