Influences on the diet quality of pre-school children: Importance of maternal psychological characteristics

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2001-2010

  Jarman, Megan ^a,b   Inskip, Hazel M ^a   Ntani, Georgia ^a   Cooper, Cyrus ^a,b,c   Baird, Janis ^a   Robinson, Sian M ^a   Barker, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Diet; Maternal self efficacy; Mealtime environment; Pre school

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; TELEVISION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIET RECORDS; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MALE; MEALS; MOTHERS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PARENTING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEVISION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84936998169     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136898001400250X     Document Type: Article

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