TITLE:
Child and Maternal Correlates of Picky Eating in Young Children
AUTHORS:
Ada H. Zohar, Lilac Lev-Ari, Rachel Bachner-Melman
KEYWORDS:
Picky Eating, Children, Behavior Problems, Feeding, Executive Function, Maternal Perfectionism, Maternal Anxious Attachment, Maternal Trait Anxiety
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.10 No.9,
July
9,
2019
ABSTRACT: Background: Picky eating (PE) is common in childhood but if it persists may pose a serious risk factor for restricting eating disorders. Methods: A community sample of 1055 mothers of children (mean age 3.4 + 1) was reported online on gestational history, early feeding [breastfeeding vs. formula], behavioral problems [CBCL], temperament [EAS], fears [FIYC], executive function [P-BRIEF], and self-reported on maternal perfectionism, anxiety, and on maternal attachment patterns. Results: 17.5% of the children were PE with an over-representation of first-borns (Chi-square = 28.1, p