ASSOCIATION OF CHILD TEMPERAMENT WITH FEEDING PRACTICES

Zohra Jabin; Seema Chaudhary; Mousumi Singh; Pallavi Vashisth

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

ASSOCIATION OF CHILD TEMPERAMENT WITH FEEDING PRACTICES

Zohra Jabin, Seema Chaudhary, Mousumi Singh, Pallavi Vashisth

Abstract :

Psychological variable like child temperament may influence feeding patterns, but less is explored and known about this aspect. Present study evaluates the association between child temperament and feeding patterns.The Study is a cross sectional survey of 1300 school children aged 3–6 yrs from Moradabad City.Questionnaire were distributed to the mothers of school children and they were instructed to fill the questionnaire and return back the next day. Child temperament was assessed on the basis of five factors; namely, Sociability,Emotionality, Energy level, Attentivity and Rhythmicity using Malhotra Temperament Schedule MTS. A total of 1,053 parents (81%) responded to questionnaire and were retained for analysis. The correlation of feeding patterns studied with each parameter of temperament.Of the five Temperament factors energy score and rhythymicity was significantly associated with feeding patterns. No Corelation could be establishedwith Sociability,emotionality and attentivity.To conclude, the children who were east fed ever were found to be less sociable, less emotional, and less energetic, had fleeting attention and poor biological rhythms as compared to their counterparts.