Eating patterns in a population-based sample of children aged 5 to 7 years: association with psychopathology and parentally perceived impairment
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Eating patterns in a population-based sample of children aged 5 to 7 years : association with psychopathology and parentally perceived impairment. / Micali, Nadia; Simonoff, Emily; Elberling, Hanne; Rask, Charlotte U; Olsen, Else Marie; Skovgaard, Anne Mette.
I: Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Bind 32, Nr. 8, 10.2011, s. 572-80.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Eating patterns in a population-based sample of children aged 5 to 7 years
T2 - association with psychopathology and parentally perceived impairment
AU - Micali, Nadia
AU - Simonoff, Emily
AU - Elberling, Hanne
AU - Rask, Charlotte U
AU - Olsen, Else Marie
AU - Skovgaard, Anne Mette
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - OBJECTIVE: There is still a lack of research on childhood eating patterns and their correlates in relation to psychopathology and parentally perceived impact in general population samples. We aimed to determine which eating patterns were more likely to be identified as problematic by parents, and their impact and association with childhood psychopathology (emotional, behavioral, and pervasive developmental disorders) in a general population child cohort.METHODS: We collected data as part of the 5- to 7-year-old follow-up of a randomly derived subsample of the Copenhagen Child Cohort 2000. Of the eligible 2912, 1327 (45.6%) children and parents participated in the study. Parents were interviewed using a composite instrument assessing eating behaviors and their impact. Associations with contemporaneous psychopathology were determined using logistic regression.RESULTS: Five eating patterns were identified (good eating/overeating, picky eating, slow/poor eating, delayed eating behaviors, and snacking behaviors); among these, picky eating and slow/poor eating were described as a problem by more than half of parents and they also had high impact. Picky eating was associated with psychopathology across disorders. Emotional undereating was associated with emotional and functional somatic symptoms. A quarter of parents described at least one eating behavior as a problem.CONCLUSIONS: Eating behaviors in a general population cohort were differentially associated with impact and psychopathology. Picky eating was highlighted among other behaviors as having negative correlates. Better knowledge of how childhood eating behaviors impact on children and their association with psychopathology will aid adequate assessment and treatment.
AB - OBJECTIVE: There is still a lack of research on childhood eating patterns and their correlates in relation to psychopathology and parentally perceived impact in general population samples. We aimed to determine which eating patterns were more likely to be identified as problematic by parents, and their impact and association with childhood psychopathology (emotional, behavioral, and pervasive developmental disorders) in a general population child cohort.METHODS: We collected data as part of the 5- to 7-year-old follow-up of a randomly derived subsample of the Copenhagen Child Cohort 2000. Of the eligible 2912, 1327 (45.6%) children and parents participated in the study. Parents were interviewed using a composite instrument assessing eating behaviors and their impact. Associations with contemporaneous psychopathology were determined using logistic regression.RESULTS: Five eating patterns were identified (good eating/overeating, picky eating, slow/poor eating, delayed eating behaviors, and snacking behaviors); among these, picky eating and slow/poor eating were described as a problem by more than half of parents and they also had high impact. Picky eating was associated with psychopathology across disorders. Emotional undereating was associated with emotional and functional somatic symptoms. A quarter of parents described at least one eating behavior as a problem.CONCLUSIONS: Eating behaviors in a general population cohort were differentially associated with impact and psychopathology. Picky eating was highlighted among other behaviors as having negative correlates. Better knowledge of how childhood eating behaviors impact on children and their association with psychopathology will aid adequate assessment and treatment.
KW - Child
KW - Child Development Disorders, Pervasive/epidemiology
KW - Child, Preschool
KW - Emotions
KW - Feeding Behavior/psychology
KW - Female
KW - Follow-Up Studies
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Parents/psychology
KW - Psychopathology
KW - Risk Factors
KW - Sampling Studies
KW - United Kingdom/epidemiology
U2 - 10.1097/DBP.0b013e31822bc7b7
DO - 10.1097/DBP.0b013e31822bc7b7
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 21918471
VL - 32
SP - 572
EP - 580
JO - Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
SN - 0196-206X
IS - 8
ER -
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