Maternal sensitivity and intrusiveness in early childhood as predictors of children's weight at school age.

Franziska Schlensog-Schuster Annette M KleinZeynep BiringenKai von KlitzingSarah Bergmann

Published in: Pediatric obesity (2021)

Maternal intrusiveness in early childhood seems to represent a risk factor for increased BMI-SDS in children, while lower maternal sensitivity tends to be a risk factor for increased BMI-SDS in girls. This may have implications for prevention or intervention programmes.

Keyphrases

birth weight
weight gain
body mass index
pregnancy outcomes
young adults
randomized controlled trial
physical activity
gestational age
weight loss
pregnant women
preterm birth