Examining food parenting practices in military families
- Roys, B. E., & Balantekin, K. N. (2023). Examining food parenting practices in military families. Appetite, 185, Article 106545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2023.106545
- Food parenting practices can be positive, such as consistent feeding routines (i.e., structure), or negative, such as restriction or pressuring children to eat (i.e., control). This study examined differences in food parenting practices between civilian (n = 255) and military (n = 103) parents and identified factors related to military parents’ practices. Parents self-reported food parenting practices (i.e., structure and control), psychological factors (e.g., stress), and military experiences (e.g., relocations, deployments), as well as demographic characteristics (e.g., race, child height and weight). Overall, no differences emerged between civilian and military parents’ food parenting practices. However, some military-specific contexts were related to certain food parenting practices (e.g., families with multiple military parents tended to implement more consistent feeding routines).
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