Inbal Aviram1, Naama Atzaba-Poria2, Alison Pike1, Gal Meiri1, Baruch Yerushalmi1. 1. Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, School of Psychology, University of Sussex, and Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. 2. Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, School of Psychology, University of Sussex, and Soroka University Medical Center and Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev nap@bgu.ac.il.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: We examined how child temperament, parental sense of competence, and paternal involvement predicted observed mealtime dynamics. METHOD: 97 families of children with feeding disorder (FD), sleep problems (SP), and typically developing (TD) children participated in the study. Data were collected during home visits, where mother-child and father-child mealtime dynamics were videotaped and parents completed questionnaires. RESULTS: More mother-child and father-child conflict and control was observed during mealtimes in the FD than SP and TD groups. Among the FD group, maternal sense of competence was negatively correlated with mother-child conflict and control, and child temperament was linked to father-child conflict and control, but only for families in which fathers were highly involved. These correlations were not significant among the SP and TD groups. CONCLUSION: Different patterns of results were seen for mothers and fathers and among the FD and control groups. Clinical implications for the treatment of FD are discussed.
OBJECTIVE: We examined how child temperament, parental sense of competence, and paternal involvement predicted observed mealtime dynamics. METHOD: 97 families of children with feeding disorder (FD), sleep problems (SP), and typically developing (TD) children participated in the study. Data were collected during home visits, where mother-child and father-child mealtime dynamics were videotaped and parents completed questionnaires. RESULTS: More mother-child and father-child conflict and control was observed during mealtimes in the FD than SP and TD groups. Among the FD group, maternal sense of competence was negatively correlated with mother-child conflict and control, and child temperament was linked to father-child conflict and control, but only for families in which fathers were highly involved. These correlations were not significant among the SP and TD groups. CONCLUSION: Different patterns of results were seen for mothers and fathers and among the FD and control groups. Clinical implications for the treatment of FD are discussed.
Authors: Tara L Crapnell; Lianne J Woodward; Cynthia E Rogers; Terrie E Inder; Roberta G Pineda Journal: J Pediatr Date: 2015-10-17 Impact factor: 4.406