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Intergenerational transmission of appetite self-regulation
Nicole R Giuliani1, Ellie M Harrington1, Shaina D Trevino2
1Special Education and Clinical Sciences, University of Oregon, United States of America.
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
|March 13, 2023
Summary
Maternal self-regulation skills positively impact a child's appetite self-regulation. This study found a significant association between mothers and preschoolers in appetite control, but not in attention or inhibition.
Area of Science:
- Developmental Psychology
- Child Psychology
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Parental self-regulation influences child development.
- Existing research links mother-child self-regulation but hasn't experimentally tested appetite self-regulation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To experimentally assess the association between maternal and child self-regulation in appetite, attentional control, and inhibitory control.
- To investigate domain-specific mother-child self-regulation links in early childhood.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional experimental study involving 88 mother-preschooler dyads (ages 3-5).
- Assessed self-regulation across appetite, attentional, and inhibitory control domains.
Main Results:
- Maternal self-regulation significantly positively associated with child appetite self-regulation (b = 0.52, p = .020).
- No significant associations found between maternal and child self-regulation in attentional or inhibitory control domains.
Conclusions:
- Maternal self-regulation is linked to children's appetite self-regulation.
- Domain-specific patterns exist in mother-child self-regulation associations during early childhood.
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