Christy Y. Y. Leung|Julie C. Lumeng|Niko Kaciroti|Yu Pu Chen|Katherine L. Rosenblum|Alison L. Miller
Surgency and negative affectivity, but not effortful control, are uniquely associated with obesogenic eating behaviors among low-income preschoolers
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
despite increased attention role temperament childrens obesogenic eating behaviors paucity research examining whether different dimensions temperament may differentially associated specific eating behaviors among preschoolage children purpose current study examine whether three temperament dimensions surgency negative affectivity effortful control uniquely associated six obesogenic eating behaviors caregiverreported food responsiveness enjoyment food emotional overeating satiety responsiveness tantrums food observed eating absence hunger among lowincome preschoolage children covarying home environment quality results showed temperament dimensions differentially associated different eating behaviors specifically preschoolers higher surgency likely overeat response external cues frequent desire eat derive pleasure food eat absence hunger contrast preschoolers higher negative affectivity likely tantrums denied food less likely eat absence hunger effortful control uniquely associated obesogenic eating behavior findings remained significant even home chaos accounted suggesting child surgency negative affectivity important consider independent home environment results discussed regard theoretical implications study childhood obesity applied prevention implications