Cross-sectional exploration of maternal reports of food neophobia and pickiness in preschooler-mother dyads

Journal of the American College of Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 152-159

  Finistrella, Viviana ^a   Manco, Melania ^a   Ferrara, Anna ^a   Rustico, Carmela ^a   Presaghi, Fabio ^b   Morino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food choices; Food neophobia; Obesity; Pickiness; Preschool child

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD NEOPHOBIA; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPHOBIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; WEANING;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEANING;

EID: 84871819933     PISSN: 07315724     EISSN: 15411087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2012.10720022     Document Type: Article

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