Affect, Body, and Eating Habits in Children: A Systematic Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Protocol
2.2. Eligibility Criteria
2.3. Study Selection
2.4. Assessment of Quality
2.5. Synthesis and Analysis of Data
3. Results
3.1. Study Characteristics
3.2. Sample Characteristics
3.3. Assessments of Risk of Bias
3.4. Affect, Body, and Eating Habit
3.5. Secondary Outcomes
4. Discussion
Limitations and Future Directions
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Authors | Year | Country | Study Aim | Sample | Instruments | |||
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n | Age Range M (SD) | Gender | Emotion/Affect | Eating Habits | ||||
Farrow et al. [50] | 2011 | UK | Explore the similarities between unhealthy weight and shape related attitudes and behaviors in a sample of 8–11-year males and females, and evaluate whether individual levels of anxiety are related to children’s susceptibility to peer influences on dysfunctional eating. | 154 | 8–11 10.47 (0.88) | 78 girls 75 boys | SCAS | EPI-C |
Holt and Ricciardelli [52] | 2002 | Australia | Examine the utilization of social comparisons and negative affect as indicators of body dissatisfaction and problem eating, exercising, and muscle concerns for boys and girls separately. | 236 | 8–10 Girls = 8.89 (0.69) Boys = 8.94 (0.72) | 69 girls 47 boys | PANAS-C | ChEAT |
Houldcroft et al. [51] | 2014 | UK | Examine the potential relationship between preadolescents’ perceptions of controlling parental feeding practices and their reports of anxiety and depression symptomology. | 356 | 7.25–10.25 8.75 (0.57) | 172 girls 184 boys | SCAS CDI:S | EPI-C KCFQ |
Kirk et al. [56] | 2015 | Canada | Explore the relationship between food security, diet quality, weight status, and psychosocial outcomes. | 5853 | 10–11 | – | Ten questions created ad hoc | US HFSSM DQI YAQ Canadian Nutrient File |
Morgan et al. [53] | 2002 | USA | Investigate self-reported binge eating behaviors in overweight children. | 112 | 6–10 | 60 girls 52 boys | CDI STAIC | ChEAT |
Saling et al. [54] | 2005 | Australia | Investigate whether low self-esteem, perceived parent and peer relations, negative affect and/or perfectionism predicted dieting, food preoccupation or muscle preoccupation are observed in 8–10-year-old preadolescent children over a 10-month period. | 326 | 8–10 | 150 girls 176 boys | PANAS-C | ChEAT |
Tan and Holub [55] | 2018 | USA | Examine the effects of happiness and sadness on children’s observed snack consumption and their interaction effect on children’s characteristics (i.e., weight, gender, and age). | 91 | 4.5–9 6.8 (1.2) | 43 girls 48 boys | Experimental mood induction (three 3-min video clips eliciting happiness, sadness, and neutral emotions) | Observed emotional eating |
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Abdoli, M.; Scotto Rosato, M.; Cipriano, A.; Napolano, R.; Cotrufo, P.; Barberis, N.; Cella, S. Affect, Body, and Eating Habits in Children: A Systematic Review. Nutrients 2023, 15, 3343. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15153343
Abdoli M, Scotto Rosato M, Cipriano A, Napolano R, Cotrufo P, Barberis N, Cella S. Affect, Body, and Eating Habits in Children: A Systematic Review. Nutrients. 2023; 15(15):3343. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15153343
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbdoli, Marzieh, Marco Scotto Rosato, Annarosa Cipriano, Rosanna Napolano, Paolo Cotrufo, Nadia Barberis, and Stefania Cella. 2023. "Affect, Body, and Eating Habits in Children: A Systematic Review" Nutrients 15, no. 15: 3343. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15153343