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Dads at Mealtimes: Associations between Food Security, Household and Work Chaos, and Paternal Feeding Practices among Australian Fathers Living with Disadvantage
Nutrients, Vol.16(2), pp.1-20
2024
PMID: 38257098
Abstract
Understanding how fathers engage in feeding while experiencing disadvantage is important for family-focused interventions. A cross-sectional online survey involving 264 Australian fathers was conducted to explore feeding involvement and the relationships between feeding practices, food insecurity, and household and work chaos. Practices related to coercive control, structure, and autonomy support were measured for two age groups (<2 years and 2-5 years). Multivariable linear regression was used to examine the associations for each practice. Three-quarters of the sample were food insecure, impacting adults more than children, and correlated with household chaos. Food insecurity was associated with increased 'persuasive feeding' and 'parent-led feeding' in younger children. Household chaos was positively associated with coercive control practices in both younger and older child groups, with the strongest associations for 'using food to calm' and 'overt restriction', respectively. In older child groups, household chaos was negatively associated with 'offer new foods' and 'repeated presentation of new foods'. Structure practices had no significant relationships with any factors, and work chaos did not predict any feeding practices. These findings emphasize a need for societal and structural support to address food insecurity and household chaos. Tailored strategies are crucial to support fathers in responsive feeding.
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- Title
- Dads at Mealtimes: Associations between Food Security, Household and Work Chaos, and Paternal Feeding Practices among Australian Fathers Living with Disadvantage
- Authors
- Jeffrey So (Corresponding Author) - Queensland University of TechnologySmita Nambiar - Queensland University of TechnologyRebecca Byrne - Queensland University of TechnologyDanielle Gallegos - Queensland University of TechnologyKimberley A. Baxter - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication details
- Nutrients, Vol.16(2), pp.1-20
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Date published
- 2024
- DOI
- 10.3390/nu16020205
- ISSN
- 2072-6643
- PMID
- 38257098
- Copyright note
- © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Data Availability
- The data presented in this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy.
- Grant note
- J.T.H.S. received a PhD scholarship from QUT (QUTPRA) with a top-up scholarship from the Queensland Children’s Hospital Foundation (QCHF). K.A.B. and D.G. were supported by a philanthropic grant from QCHF via Woolworths.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991142639902621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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