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Eating Competence is Related to Early Childhood Educators' Body-Related Perceptions and Behaviors and Division of
Cristen L Harris1, Kana Ogaki2, Chris Mornick3
1Food Systems, Nutrition, and Health Program, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Objective:
To explore relationships between training type, adherence to the Satter Division of Responsibility (sDOR, a specialized form of responsive feeding), health and body-related perceptions and behaviors, and eating competence (EC) in early childhood education (ECE) providers.
Methods:
Exploratory, cross-sectional study with a self-administered online survey from a convenience sample of ECE providers (n = 474) who had participated in the Nurturing Young Eaters vs other training in the state of Washington.
Results:
No significant relationship was found between training type and ECE providers' adherence to the sDOR (P = 0.52). Participants who perceived their general health to be excellent (P < 0.001), their weight to be just right/somewhat underweight (P < 0.001), or had not dieted within the past 3 years (P = 0.007) had higher EC. There was a positive correlation between EC and sDOR (r = 0.133, P = 0.006).
Conclusions And Implications:
Providers' EC and attitudes about their health and weight are associated with how they feed children in their care. Future interventions with ECE providers may benefit from addressing providers' EC and body-related perceptions.
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