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Inducing Children's Emotional Eating

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Loughborough University
Information provided by:
University of Birmingham
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01122290
First received: May 12, 2010
Last updated: NA
Last verified: May 2010
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

Background: Children's emotional eating is related to greater BMI and less healthy diet but little is known about the early development of this behavior.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the relationships between preschool children's emotional eating and parental feeding practices using experimental manipulation of child mood and food intake in a laboratory setting.

Design: 25 3-5 year old children and their mothers sat together and ate a standard meal to satiety. Mothers completed questionnaires about their feeding practices. Children were assigned to a control or negative mood condition. Children's consumption of snack foods in the absence of hunger was measured.


Condition
Emotional Eating Behaviour

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Ecologic or Community
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Official Title: Inducing Preschool Children's Emotional Eating: Relationships With Parental Feeding Practices.

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Toddler Health
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Birmingham:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • eating in the absence of hunger [ Time Frame: @ 60 minutes into study, at ~4 years of age ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Child's consumption of kcal from snack foods in the absence of hunger


Enrollment: 64
Study Start Date: May 2008
Study Completion Date: June 2009
Primary Completion Date: June 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
negative emotion
Children experienced induction of mild negative emotion through a jigsaw with a missing piece (negative emotion group)
neutral emotion
Vs. Same task with No missing piece (neutral emotion).

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   3 Years to 5 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

healthy 3-5 year old children in the UK (within approx. radius of 10 miles of Loughborough University).

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Child age between 3 years and 5 years
  • No disease/disorder affecting eating
  • No learning disability

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Any child brought in by a (non-primary care-giving) grandparent
  • Child BMI at extreme of sample
  • Incongruous mood shift to condition
  • Child of non-english speaking/reading parent
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01122290

Locations
United Kingdom
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University
Loughborough, Leicestershire, United Kingdom, LE11 3TU
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Birmingham
Loughborough University
  More Information

No publications provided by University of Birmingham

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Responsible Party: Dr Jackie Blissett, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01122290     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: H10543 (Lboro)
Study First Received: May 12, 2010
Last Updated: May 12, 2010
Health Authority: United Kingdom: Research Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by University of Birmingham:
Emotional eating
Eating in the absence of hunger
emotion induction

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013