Juliane Kröplin, Leonie Maier, Jan-Hendrik Lenz, Bernd Romeike
Knowledge Transfer and Networking Upon Implementation of a Transdisciplinary Digital Health Curriculum in a Unique Digital Health Training Culture: Prospective Analysis
JMIR medical education
study aimed investigate mediating effects caregiver responses childs negative emotions associations infant temperament emotional overeating preschool children sample 358 children caregivers enrolled strong kids 2 sk2 birth cohort study n 468 provided data analysis caregivers completed questionnaires assessing child temperament 3 months caregiver response negative emotions 18 months child emotional overeating 36 months structural equation modeling conducted using lavaan package rstudio test hypothesized models examining whether relations early temperament subsequent emotional eating mediated caregiver responses childs emotions findings revealed infant temperamental orientingregulation predicted later development emotional overeating supportive caregiver responses childs negative emotions lower levels orientingregulation associated greater emotional overeating explained less supportive caregiver responses childs emotions moreover infant surgency positive direct influence emotional overeating 36 months supportive nonsupportive caregiver responses childs negative emotions significant direct influences emotional overeating results highlight importance caregiver response childs negative emotions mediator infant temperament emotional overeating preschool children intervention strategies implemented support caregivers adopting supportive responses childs negative emotions promote healthy eating behaviors early childhood future studies needed explore pathways influences throughout child development