Parental weight perception and non-responsive feeding practices in Chinese preschoolers: a prospective longitudinal study
• This longitudinal study in urban Chinese preschoolers found that parental underweight perception was associated with increased pressure to eat and reduced restrictive feeding over time. • These associations were observed only among boys, highlighting potential sex-specific mechanisms shaped by cultural norms as early as the preschool years.
Authors
- Daqiao Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3885-7862)
- Wenzhe Hua (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6194-4342)
- Fangge Qu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1073-6375)
- Yang Cao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3552-9153)
- Ruxing Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1953-8711)
- Yujia Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6921-7131)
- Xiaoxue Wei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2146-0594)
- Xinyi Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1741-4747)
- Xianqing Tang
- Jian Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4852-9822)
Institutions
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University (CN)
- King's College London (GB)
- Örebro University (SE)
- Florence Nightingale Foundation (GB)
- Shanghai Children's Medical Center (CN)
- Tongren Hospital (CN)
- Songjiang District Central Hospital (CN)
- Community Health Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-025-06361-9
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Social Science Fund of China