Young Children's Food Neophobia Characteristics and Sensory Behaviors Are Related to Their Food Intake ,

Johnson, Susan L.; Davies, Patricia L.; Boles, Richard E.; Gavin, William J.; Bellows, Laura

doi:10.3945/jn.115.217299

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“…Finally, although recent studies have revealed a strong link between child sensory sensitivity and food neophobia (e.g. Coulthard & Blissett, 2009; Johnson et al, 2015), we were unable to include a measure of sensory sensitivity in the present study and our post-hoc analyses did not reveal a link between the temperament dimension of discomfort and food neophobia as might be expected. Thus, it remains unclear how sensory sensitivity may or may not be linked to child temperament.…”

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“…One example is the dimension of discomfort, defined as negative affect related to sensory qualities of stimulation (Putnam, Rothbart, & Gartstein, 2008). Recent evidence reveals links between food neophobia and taste and smell sensitivity (Coulthard & Blissett, 2009; Johnson, Davies, Boles, Gavin, & Bellows, 2015), as well as a low enjoyment of tactile play measured observationally (Coulthard & Sahota, 2016; Coulthard & Thakker, 2015). Although these studies did not specifically measure child temperament or the dimension of discomfort, sensory sensitivity and discomfort appear to be highly overlapping constructs.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Temperamental approach/withdrawal and food neophobia in early childhood: Concurrent and longitudinal associations

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Stifter

2016

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confidence: 51%

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confidence: 99%

Temperamental approach/withdrawal and food neophobia in early childhood: Concurrent and longitudinal associations

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2016

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“…This finding is consistent with our hypothesis and previous research that show negative association between food neophobia and vegetable intake (38)(39)(40) .…”

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Sensory-based food education in early childhood education and care, willingness to choose and eat fruit and vegetables, and the moderating role of maternal education and food neophobia

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Rönkä

Hujo

et al. 2018

Public Health Nutr.

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ObjectiveTo investigate the association between sensory-based food education implemented in early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres and children’s willingness to choose and eat vegetables, berries and fruit, and whether the mother’s education level and children’s food neophobia moderate the linkage.DesignThe cross-sectional study involved six ECEC centres that provide sensory-based food education and three reference centres. A snack buffet containing eleven different vegetables, berries and fruit was used to assess children’s willingness to choose and eat the food items. The children’s parents completed the Food Neophobia Scale questionnaire to assess their children’s food neophobia.SettingECEC centres that provide sensory-based food education and reference ECEC centres in Finland.SubjectsChildren aged 3–5 years in ECEC (n 130) and their parents.ResultsSensory-based food education was associated with children’s willingness to choose and eat vegetables, berries and fruit. This association was stronger among the children of mothers with a low education level. A high average level of neophobia in the child group reduced the children’s willingness to choose vegetables, berries and fruit. No similar tendency was observed in the group that had received sensory-based food education. Children’s individual food neophobia had a negative association with their willingness to choose and eat the vegetables, berries and fruit.ConclusionsChild-oriented sensory-based food education seems to provide a promising method for promoting children’s adoption of vegetables, berries and fruit in their diets. In future sensory food education research, more focus should be placed on the effects of the education at the group level.

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“…Caution should also be exercised when generalizing these results to other populations, especially given the relatively homogenous sample of well-educated, middle-class mothers and the characteristics of the mothers who did not complete the study (less educated, less likely to breastfeed their infants through 6 months of age). Finally, additional variables may be related to infants' responses to novel foods that we were unable to measure in this study, such as parent feeding practices (Lange et al, 2013) or the child's level of sensory sensitivity (Coulthard & Blissett, 2009;Johnson, Davies, Boles, Gavin, & Bellows, 2015).…”

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Does Temperament Underlie Infant Novel Food Responses?: Continuity of Approach–Withdrawal From 6 to 18 Months

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2017

Child Development

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This study investigated whether temperamental approach-withdrawal underlies infants' responses to novel foods. Data were drawn from a longitudinal study of mother-infant dyads (n = 136). Approach-withdrawal responses to novel foods and novel toys were coded when infants were 6 and 12 months of age. When infants were 18 months of age, approach-withdrawal behaviors, positive affect, and negative affect were used in a latent profile analysis to identify groups of toddlers who exhibited similar responses to novelty. As predicted, novel food and novel toy responses were concurrently associated at 12 months and followed a similar developmental pattern across the 1st year. Furthermore, novel food acceptance at 12 months of age, but not 6 months, predicted greater toddler approach.

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Young Children's Food Neophobia Characteristics and Sensory Behaviors Are Related to Their Food Intake ,

Cited by 52 publications

References 44 publications

Temperamental approach/withdrawal and food neophobia in early childhood: Concurrent and longitudinal associations

Temperamental approach/withdrawal and food neophobia in early childhood: Concurrent and longitudinal associations

Sensory-based food education in early childhood education and care, willingness to choose and eat fruit and vegetables, and the moderating role of maternal education and food neophobia

Does Temperament Underlie Infant Novel Food Responses?: Continuity of Approach–Withdrawal From 6 to 18 Months

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