Maternal Feeding Styles and Food Parenting Practices as Predictors of Longitudinal Changes in Weight Status in Hispanic Preschoolers from Low-Income Families
Table 3
Regression analysis predicting child BMI at Time 2 ().
Block 1
Block 2
Block 3
Block 4
Model adjusted
0.859
0.857
0.857
0.867
(model)
() = 157.288
() = 96.818
() = 70.649
() = 60.523
( change)
() = 0.328
() = 0.982
() = 3.930
Independent variables
Std beta
Std beta
Std beta
Std beta
Child sex (ref group: male)
0.008
0.011
0.018
0.012
Child age in months
0.001
−0.004
−0.006
−0.005
Child BMI (Time 1)
Acculturation (English domain)
Born in USA
0.013
0.015
−0.003
0.003
Food responsiveness
0.016
0.004
−0.027
Emotional overeating
0.006
0.007
0.038
Satiety responsiveness
0.034
0.026
0.044
Monitoring
−0.048
Pressure to eat
0.021
0.038
Restriction
0.034
Authoritarian
−0.033
Authoritative
0.050
Indulgent
; ; . Std beta: standardized beta coefficient. For each feeding style variable, a dichotomous predictor was used with a “2” assigned to mothers who showed that feeding style and a “1” to those who did not.
