TY - JOUR
T1 - Early childhood feeding disorders
T2 - Implications on adolescents' self-perception, BMI, and parental perception
AU - Yakov, Porat
AU - Meiri, Gal
AU - Yerushalmi, Baruch
AU - Atzaba-Poria, Naama
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2023/7/1
Y1 - 2023/7/1
N2 - This study investigated the self-perception of physical appearance among adolescents who were diagnosed with feeding disorder (FD) in toddlerhood, while considering both the physical (body mass index [BMI] scores) and subjective (parental perceptions) aspects of the children's weight. Families who participated in a study on toddlers diagnosed with FD (N = 52; 30 FD group) participated in a follow-up study during adolescence (M age = 13 years, SD = 1.9; girls = 31). Parents reported their perceptions of their children's weight, adolescents reported their perceptions of their physical appearance, and BMI scores were calculated. The FD group had lower BMI scores compared to the healthy control group (Cohen's d = 0.71). In addition, among the FD group, adolescent self-perception of physical appearance was related to parental perceptions of adolescent weight, rather than adolescent BMI score. These findings show that FD during toddlerhood has long-term implications on both a child's weight and a child's self-perception of physical appearance.
AB - This study investigated the self-perception of physical appearance among adolescents who were diagnosed with feeding disorder (FD) in toddlerhood, while considering both the physical (body mass index [BMI] scores) and subjective (parental perceptions) aspects of the children's weight. Families who participated in a study on toddlers diagnosed with FD (N = 52; 30 FD group) participated in a follow-up study during adolescence (M age = 13 years, SD = 1.9; girls = 31). Parents reported their perceptions of their children's weight, adolescents reported their perceptions of their physical appearance, and BMI scores were calculated. The FD group had lower BMI scores compared to the healthy control group (Cohen's d = 0.71). In addition, among the FD group, adolescent self-perception of physical appearance was related to parental perceptions of adolescent weight, rather than adolescent BMI score. These findings show that FD during toddlerhood has long-term implications on both a child's weight and a child's self-perception of physical appearance.
KW - Child weight
KW - Feeding disorders
KW - Parental perception of child weight
KW - Self-perception of physical appearance
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U2 - 10.1016/j.appdev.2023.101557
DO - 10.1016/j.appdev.2023.101557
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85164340738
SN - 0193-3973
VL - 87
JO - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
JF - Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
M1 - 101557
ER -