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Psychophysiological Assessment of the Effectiveness of Emotion Regulation Strategies in Childhood
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Published on: February 11, 2017

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Individual characteristics and environmental factors influencing preschoolers' emotional eating

Bomi Lee1, Yeri Kim2, Jiye Kim3

  • 1Department of Child Development and Intervention, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, 03760, Republic of Korea.

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Preschoolers' executive function (EF) and sleep issues impact emotional eating, especially with controlling maternal feeding practices. Interventions should focus on modifying these feeding behaviors to prevent childhood emotional eating.

Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Behavioral Science

Background:

  • Emotional eating is common in preschoolers, linked to self-regulation.
  • Executive function (EF) and sleep problems may influence emotional eating.
  • Maternal feeding practices can exacerbate these associations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the roles of preschoolers' EF and sleep problems.
  • To examine maternal feeding practices as environmental influences.
  • To understand factors contributing to emotional eating in early childhood.

Main Methods:

  • 363 Korean mothers and their preschoolers (3-5 years) participated.
  • Data collected via maternal reports on feeding practices, child's EF, sleep problems, and emotional eating.
  • Statistical analyses explored associations and moderation effects.

Main Results:

  • Preschoolers' EF negatively correlated with emotional over/undereating, especially with maternal pressure to eat.
  • Low maternal monitoring increased emotional overeating.
  • Maternal pressure to eat amplified the link between sleep problems and emotional overeating.

Conclusions:

  • Maternal feeding practices significantly influence preschoolers' emotional eating.
  • Targeting maternal feeding strategies is crucial for prevention.
  • EF and sleep problems interact with feeding practices in emotional eating development.

Keywords:
Emotional eatingExecutive functionMaternal feeding practiceSleep problems

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