ERIC Number: EJ1446508
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 16
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ISSN: ISSN-0272-930X
EISSN: EISSN-1535-0266
Parents' Retrospectively Recalled Structured Feeding Practices Are Associated with Lower Current Disordered Eating and Mental Health Concerns in Their Young Adult Children: Findings in Parent-Child Dyads
Wesley R. Barnhart; Lauren A. Dial; Mercedes Pratt; Amy K. Jordan; Dara R. Musher-Eizenman
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, v69 n4 Article 2 p352-367 2023
Parental feeding practices are linked to child disordered eating. Less research has examined these associations in young adult children, particularly college-aged, and studies examining relationships between parent feeding practices and mental health concerns are also limited. Examining these relationships in college students is important because higher education represents a period of marked development and maintenance of maladaptive eating behaviors and mental health concerns. A cross-sectional study with the inclusion of 64 parent-child (i.e., young adult) dyads examined relationships between retrospective parental feeding practices and current disordered eating and mental health concerns in their young adult children. Higher retrospective parental structured feeding practices were associated with lower young adult current disordered eating and mental health concerns. Collegiate health-promotion programs may consider college students' early food environments, particularly structured food environments, as factors that may be associated with adaptive eating behaviors and better mental health outcomes.
Descriptors: Parenting Styles, Nutrition, Mental Health, Eating Disorders, Young Adults, Eating Habits, Undergraduate Students, Individual Characteristics
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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