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Tauriello S, Moding K, Aronoff N, Kubiniec E, Anzman-Frasca S. Examining links between child temperament and feeding, eating, and weight outcomes: An updated systematic review of the literature. Eat Behav 2023; 49:101739. [PMID: 37209569 DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2023.101739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND Weight outcomes have been associated with child temperament, defined as individual differences in reactivity and self-regulation. The current systematic review aims to provide an updated summary of the evidence linking temperamental negative reactivity, surgency, and regulation superfactors to early childhood feeding, eating, and weight outcomes. METHODS PubMed, PsycINFO and Embase databases, as well as scientific meeting programs, were searched using keywords and subject headings. Publication dates were limited to 2012-2019 as prior reviews were published in 2012 and 2014. Identified studies were eligible if they included children ages 0-5 years, a measure of child temperament, and a measure of parent/caregiver feeding, child eating, or child weight. 7113 studies were identified and 121 met inclusion criteria. RESULTS Feeding, eating, and weight outcomes were largely unrelated to overarching negative reactivity, surgency, and effortful control superfactors. Examination of individual temperament dimensions suggested difficult temperament was frequently linked to non-responsive feeding practices, whereas elevated emotionality and decreased self-regulation were linked to maladaptive eating behaviors, and lower inhibitory control to adiposity. Analyses with infants reported greater percentages of significant associations compared to children, and cross-sectional studies generally reported fewer significant associations than other study designs. CONCLUSIONS Difficult temperament, greater emotionality and lower self-regulation and inhibitory control were the aspects of temperament most consistently related to poorer early childhood feeding, eating, and weight outcomes. Associations tended to be stronger in infancy, and when examined within a non-cross-sectional study design. Findings can inform the development of tailored efforts to promote healthy eating and growth throughout childhood.
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- Sara Tauriello
- Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, United States of America
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- University Libraries, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States of America; Center for Ingestive Behavior Research, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, United States of America.
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Pham C, Desmarais E, Jones V, French BF, Wang Z, Putnam S, Casalin S, Linhares MBM, Lecannelier F, Tuovinen S, Heinonen K, Raikkonen K, Montirosso R, Giusti L, Park SY, Han SY, Lee EG, Huitron B, de Weerth C, Beijers R, Majdandžić M, Gonzalez-Salinas C, Acar I, Slobodskaya H, Kozlova E, Ahmetoglu E, Benga O, Gartstein MA. Relations between bedtime parenting behaviors and temperament across 14 cultures. Front Psychol 2022; 13:1004082. [PMID: 36507001 PMCID: PMC9731114 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1004082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Objectives The present study examined parental sleep-supporting practices during toddlerhood in relation to temperament across 14 cultures. We hypothesized that passive sleep-supporting techniques (e.g., talking, cuddling), but not active techniques (e.g., walking, doing an activity together), would be associated with less challenging temperament profiles: higher Surgency (SUR) and Effortful Control (EC) and lower Negative Emotionality (NE), with fine-grained dimensions exhibiting relationships consistent with their overarching factors (e.g., parallel passive sleep-supporting approach effects for dimensions of NE). Methods Caregivers (N = 841) across 14 cultures (M = 61 families per site) reported toddler (between 17 and 40 months of age; 52% male) temperament and sleep-supporting activities. Utilizing linear multilevel regression models and group-mean centering procedures, we assessed the role of between- and within-cultural variance in sleep-supporting practices in relation to temperament. Results Both within-and between-culture differences in passive sleep-supporting techniques were associated with temperament attributes, (e.g., lower NE at the between-culture level; higher within-culture EC). For active techniques only within-culture effects were significant (e.g., demonstrating a positive association with NE). Adding sleep-supporting behaviors to the regression models accounted for significantly more between-culture temperament variance than child age and gender alone. Conclusion Hypotheses were largely supported. Findings suggest parental sleep practices could be potential targets for interventions to mitigate risk posed by challenging temperament profiles (e.g., reducing active techniques that are associated with greater distress proneness and NE).
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- Christie Pham
- Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States,*Correspondence: Christie Pham,
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- Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- College of Education, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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- College of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland,Department of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland,Department of Social Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- 0-3 Centre for the at-Risk Infant, Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Lecco, Italy
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- 0-3 Centre for the at-Risk Infant, Scientific Institute, IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Lecco, Italy
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- Department of Child Development, Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Child Development, Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Child Development, Ewha Woman’s University, Seoul, South Korea,Ewha Social Science Research Institute, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Psychology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, México City, Mexico
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive Neuroscience, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands,Department of Developmental Psychology, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Özyeğin University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Research Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Research Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Department of Early Childhood Education, Trakya University in Edirne, Edirne, Turkey
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- Department of Psychology, Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Psychology, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, United States
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Bjørklund O, Wichstrøm L, Llewellyn CH, Steinsbekk S. Emotional Over- and Undereating in Children: A Longitudinal Analysis of Child and Contextual Predictors. Child Dev 2018; 90:e803-e818. [PMID: 29959767 DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Eating more or eating less in response to negative emotions, called emotional over- and undereating, is common in children, but research on the etiology of these behaviors is in its infancy. Drawing on a large, representative community sample of Norwegian children followed up on a biennial basis from 6 to 10 years of age (analysis sample: n = 802), child and contextual predictors (i.e., child temperament, depression symptoms, serious life events, family functioning, parental sensitivity and structuring) of change in emotional over- and undereating were examined. Results revealed that low (temperamental) soothability and less parental structuring at age 6 predicted increased emotional overeating at age 10 and that lower family functioning at age 6 predicted more emotional undereating during the same period.
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- Oda Bjørklund
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology.,St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology.,NTNU Social Research
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Martini J, Petzoldt J, Knappe S, Garthus-Niegel S, Asselmann E, Wittchen HU. Infant, maternal, and familial predictors and correlates of regulatory problems in early infancy: The differential role of infant temperament and maternal anxiety and depression. Early Hum Dev 2017; 115:23-31. [PMID: 28869923 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2017.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2017] [Revised: 08/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Excessive infant crying, feeding and sleeping problems are likely to emerge from the complex interplay of various factors. AIMS To investigate the role of infant (e.g., temperament), maternal (e.g., anxiety and depressive disorders), and familial (e.g., social support) factors as potential precursors of infant regulatory problems. STUDY DESIGN Prospective-longitudinal study. SUBJECTS 286 mother-infant dyads were investigated from early pregnancy until 16 months postpartum via questionnaires and interviews. OUTCOME MEASURES Regulatory problems at 2, 4 and 16 months postpartum assessed by standardized diagnostic interviews. RESULTS Fussy infant temperament and maternal anxiety disorders were associated with excessive infant crying (OR=1.16, 95%CI:1.05-1.29, OR=3.28, 95%CI:1.16-9.26) and feeding problems (OR=1.05, 95%CI:1.01-1.11, OR=2.27, 95%CI:1.36-3.80) whereas maternal depressive disorders were associated with infant sleeping problems (OR=2.55, 95%CI:1.06-6.11). Moreover, high maternal age (OR=0.86, 95%CI:0.75-0.98) was associated with a lower risk for excessive crying and being a single mother (OR=0.16, 95%CI:0.03-0.73) and cognitive reappraisal to regulate emotions (OR: 0.59, 95%CI:0.36-0.96) was associated with a lower risk for sleeping problems. CONCLUSION Excessive infant crying and feeding problems may be related to interactional deficits of anxious mothers who perceive their infants as "difficult" during soothing or feeding situations. Sleeping problems may be transmitted already during pregnancy by an altered sleep-wake-rhythm of mothers with a history of depression or by a genetic predisposition. Therapeutic interventions should focus on maternal anxiety and depression, behavior management techniques to cope with difficult situations with "fussy" infants and potential protective factors (e.g. favorable maternal emotion regulation) to address crying, feeding and sleeping problems.
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- Julia Martini
- Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Str. 46, 01187 Dresden, Germany; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine of the Technische Universität Dresden, Schubertstr. 42, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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- Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Str. 46, 01187 Dresden, Germany.
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- Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Str. 46, 01187 Dresden, Germany.
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- Department of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of the Technische Universität Dresden, Fetscherstr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany; Department of Child Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, PO Box 4404 Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway.
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- Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Str. 46, 01187 Dresden, Germany; Behavioral Epidemiology, Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Str. 46, 01187 Dresden, Germany.
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- Institute of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität Dresden, Chemnitzer Str. 46, 01187 Dresden, Germany; Department of Psychiatry & Psychotherapy, Ludwig Maximilans Universitaet Munich, Germany.
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Hankey M, Kidwell KM, Nelson JM, Espy KA, Nelson TD. Weight Status as a Mediator of the Association Between Preschool Extraversion and Adolescent Restrained Eating. J Pediatr Psychol 2017; 42:882-891. [PMID: 28369620 PMCID: PMC5896629 DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2016] [Revised: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Objectives To determine the longitudinal association between preschool extraversion and weight/dieting outcomes in adolescence. Methods Children (N = 180) were recruited as part of a longitudinal study, with child temperament assessed in preschool (age 5.25 years), weight assessed in 2nd grade and early adolescence, and eating outcomes assessed in early adolescence (mean age = 12.02 years). Results Preschoolers high in extraversion were significantly more likely to have higher body mass index z-scores (zBMI) and more restrained eating behaviors in adolescence. zBMI was found to mediate the relationship between extraversion and restrained eating, such that children with high levels of extraversion were more likely to have higher zBMI in adolescence and, owing to this higher weight status, to engage in more restrained eating. Conclusions Temperament is an important predictor of later maladaptive weight/dieting outcomes in adolescence, making it a potentially important early factor to consider in weight management interventions.
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- Maren Hankey
- Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Office of Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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- Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Department of Psychology, University of Arizona
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Gartstein MA, Hookenson KV, Brain U, Devlin AM, Grunau RE, Oberlander TF. Sculpting infant soothability: the role of prenatal SSRI antidepressant exposure and neonatalSLC6A4methylation status. Dev Psychobiol 2016; 58:745-58. [DOI: 10.1002/dev.21414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2016] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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- Maria A. Gartstein
- Department of Psychology; Washington State University; Pullman Washington
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- Department of Pediatrics; University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute; Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics; University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute; Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics; University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute; Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics; University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute; Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics; University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute; Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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Sorondo BM, Reeb-Sutherland BC. Associations between infant temperament, maternal stress, and infants' sleep across the first year of life. Infant Behav Dev 2015; 39:131-5. [PMID: 25837288 DOI: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2015.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Effects of temperament and maternal stress on infant sleep behaviors were explored longitudinally. Negative temperament was associated with sleep problems, and with longer sleep latency and night wakefulness, whereas maternal stress was associated with day sleep duration, suggesting infant and maternal characteristics affect sleep differentially.
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- Barbara M Sorondo
- Department of Psychology, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, DM 256, Miami, FL 33199, United States.
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- Department of Psychology, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8th Street, DM 256, Miami, FL 33199, United States.
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