title: Infant temperament and maternal parenting self-efficacy predict child weight outcomes.
abstract: Relationships between infant negative reactivity and self-regulation, parenting self-efficacy, and child weight outcomes were examined. Greater observed negative reactivity predicted more child weight gain when mothers had lower parenting self-efficacy. Lower mother-reported self-regulation predicted a greater child weight status. Results highlight potential early risk/protective factors.
authors.affiliation: The Center for Childhood Obesity Research, Penn State University, United States. Electronic address: stephanie.anzman_frasca@tufts.edu.
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Anzman-Frasca
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Stifter
authors.forename: Ian M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: Leann L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Birch
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008425:Maternal Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012927:Social Control, Informal; D013694:Temperament
keywords: Negative reactivity; Obesity; Parenting; Parenting self-efficacy; Self-regulation; Temperament; Weight status