Feeding goals sought by mothers of 3-5-year-old children
Feeding goals sought by mothers of 3-5-year-old children
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DOI：
10.1348/135910709x447668
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发表时间：
2010-02-01
影响因子：
7.9
通讯作者：
Murphy, Simon
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作者：
Moore, Sue N.;Tapper, Katy;Murphy, Simon
目标。孩子学习饮食行为的一种方式是父母使用的喂养策略。尽管研究已经研究了父母喂养策略对消费、选择和喜爱的影响，但对父母自己寻求的目标知之甚少。本研究旨在探讨学龄前儿童家长所追求的喂养目标。采用深入的半结构化访谈进行了探索性质的研究。采用专题和解释技术对数据进行分析。研究使用了12位3-5岁儿童母亲的滚雪球式样本。母亲们被要求回忆和谈论她们喂养这个孩子的经历。探究性问题用于探究所描述的行为背后的原因。对数据进行转录并进行并发编码和解释。妈妈们会自发地把自己的孩子分为“好”和“坏”两类。消费成为主要的喂养目标。对于“坏”饮食者，短期目标是吃任何食物，而不是不吃东西。对于“健康”饮食者来说，长期目标是摄入多样化、均衡的饮食。“喜欢”作为喂养目标并未被提及。尽管文献表明，喜欢是建立长期健康饮食行为的最合适的喂养目标，但父母并没有有意识地、反复地、始终如一地将喜欢的食物作为他们喂养策略的直接结果。建议采取干预措施，重点关注父母“如何”喂养孩子以及“喂什么”。
Objectives. One means through which children learn eating behaviours is the feeding strategies used by parents. Although research has studied the effects of parental feeding strategies on consumption, choice, and liking, little is known about the goals parents themselves seek. The study aimed to explore the feeding goals sought by parents of preschool children.Design. An exploratory qualitative study using in-depth, semi-structured interviews was undertaken. Data were analysed using thematic and interpretative techniques.Methods. A snowballing sample of 12 mothers of children aged 3-5 years was used. Mothers were asked to recall and talk through their feeding experiences with this child. Probe questions were used to explore the reasoning behind the actions described. Data were transcribed and subjected to concurrent coding and interpretation.Results. Mothers spontaneously classified their child as a 'good' or a 'bad' eater. Consumption emerged as the dominant feeding goal. For 'bad' eaters, a short-term goal of consuming any food, rather than no food, was adopted. For 'good' eaters, a long-term goal of consuming a varied, well-balanced diet was favoured. Liking as a feeding goal was not mentioned.Conclusions. Although the literature suggests that liking is the most appropriate feeding goal for the establishment of long-term healthy eating behaviours, parents do not knowingly, repeatedly and consistently target food likes as a direct outcome of their feeding strategies. Interventions that focus on 'how' parents feed their children, as well as 'what', are recommended.