Andrew Dalziell, James Boyle, Nanette Mutrie
Better Movers and Thinkers (BMT): An Exploratory Study of an Innovative Approach to Physical Education
Europe's journal of psychology
introduction theoretical accounts empirical research suggest motherchild interactions significantly influence childs eating styles emotional external restrained eating however little research explored association maternal psychological control eating styles whether mechanisms may involved association address shortcoming present study aimed investigate mediating role difficulties differentiating emotions maternal control eating stylesmethods participants 324 elementary school children girls 172 531 aged 8 11 years mage 913 sd 89 assessed selfreport measures parents provided information weight heightresults path analysis model showed acceptable fit data 2 3 3966 p 256 rmsea 032 cfi 990 tli 911 srmr 018 difficulties differentiating emotions significantly mediated relationship maternal control emotional eating 071 95ci 094 052 p 001 model invariant across gendersconclusions findings support importance dyadic interaction enhancing risk dysfunctional eating style infancy showing emotion differentiation deficits may particularly salient relationship clinical practical implications findings discussed