Table 2.

General linear models showing the associations between infant temperament dimension^a and food responsiveness^b at 4 months on mothers' use of food to soothe at 4 and 6 months^c.

	Temperament (4 months)
	Surgency		Negative affect		Regulation
Cross-sectional outcome: Mothers' use of food to soothe (4 months)	B (SE)	p	B (SE)	p	B (SE)	p
Temperament	0.09 (0.05)	0.09	0.34 (0.12)	0.006	0.06 (0.06)	0.37
Food responsiveness	0.43 (0.07)	<0.0001	0.85 (0.23)	0.0002	0.46 (0.07)	<0.0001
Temperament × Food responsiveness	-	-	−0.13 (0.06)	0.03	-	-
Model R2	0.24		0.26		0.23
F statistic	7.54		7.53		7.22
p value	<0.0001		<0.0001		<0.0001
Prospective outcome: Mothers' use of food to soothe (6 months)	B (SE)	p	B (SE)	p	B (SE)	p
Temperament	0.10 (0.05)	0.07	0.14 (0.05)	0.007	0.43 (0.19)	0.023
Food responsiveness	0.35 (0.07)	<0.0001	0.34 (0.08)	<0.0001	1.75 (0.54)	0.001
Temperament × Food responsiveness	-	-	-	-	−0.24 (0.10)	0.013
Model R2	0.21		0.22		0.22
F statistic	6.28		6.92		5.98
p value	<0.0001		<0.0001		<0.0001

Cross-sectional models adjust for maternal age, education, marital status, and exclusive breastfeeding and introduction to solids at infant age 4 months; Prospective models adjust for maternal age, education, marital status, and exclusive breastfeeding and introduction to solids at infant age 6 months.

^aInfant temperament measured via the Infant Behavior Questionnaire-R Very Short Form (31).

^bBaby Eating Behavior Questionnaire (4).

^cBaby's Basic Needs Questionnaire (21).