Associations between Emotion Regulation, Feeding Practices, and Preschoolers’ Food Consumption

Abstract

Previous research identified emotion dysregulation, non-responsive feeding practices, and unhealthy food consumption as risk factors for childhood obesity. However, little is known about the relationships between these factors. This study examined associations between children’s emotion regulation, parental feeding practices, and children’s food consumption. The sample consisted of 163 mothers of children aged 3–5 years. Mothers completed the Emotion Regulation Checklist, the Child Feeding Questionnaire, and the Child Health Section from the Parent Interview of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-B to assess model variables. Results showed that healthy food consumption was associated with higher emotion regulation abilities, higher monitoring, and lower pressure to eat. For unhealthy food consumption, the associations were in opposite directions. Higher emotion regulation abilities were also associated with higher monitoring, lower pressure to eat, and lower restriction. For lability, the associations were in opposite directions. Regression analyses revealed that children’s lability, pressure to eat, and monitoring were significant predictors of children’s food consumption. These findings suggest that children’s emotion regulation and feeding practices are important determinants of children’s food consumption. Future longitudinal studies that examine bidirectional associations between children’s emotion regulation, parental feeding practices, children’s food consumption, and potential mechanisms accounting for these associations are needed.

Reflexões sobre as políticas públicas para pessoas com deficiência: estudo da legislação brasileira e moçambicana

“…A evolução nas legislações brasileira e moçambicana valorizam a ideia de dignidade humana como fundamento de justiça social, que por sua vez, é fruto de uma construção histórica e, na contemporaneidade, foi resposta ao cenário histórico de injustiças que afetavam coletividades vulneráveis, como as pessoas com deficiência (Santos;Dias, 2022). Segundo esses autores (2022, p. 36): "a percepção de que nenhum indivíduo é superior aos demais permitiu reconhecer um fator comum a todos os seres humanos, independentemente de qualquer condição de natureza física, mental, intelectual ou sensorial".…”

“…A condição histórica das pessoas com deficiência é reflexo das lutas e dos movimentos sociais para o reconhecimento de igualdade e dignidade em função da cultura das sociedades no tempo e espaço (Santos;Dias, 2022). No que se refere a Moçambique, também se observa o desenvolvimento de políticas públicas que buscam espaço, garantir direitos e dar visibilidade para as Pessoas com Deficiências (PcDs) Helal, 2017).…”