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Pretendeu-se, com a realização deste estudo, compreender a perceção dos pais acerca do peso corporal, da alimentação do seu filho e sobre os comportamentos neofóbicos, bem como as preferências alimentares da criança, de um modo exploratório e comparativo. Para tal recorreu-se à utilização de um Questionário sociodemográfico, do Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ), da Escala de Neofobia Alimentar e do Questionário de preferências alimentares.
Na presente investigação participaram 96 pais de crianças com idades compreendidas entre os 6 e os 10 anos, sendo que 32 pais pertenciam ao grupo clínico (crianças com acompanhamento psicológico) e 64 faziam parte do grupo não clínico.
Os dados obtidos demonstraram que relativamente à neofobia alimentar, a maioria das crianças apresentam caraterísticas de neofobia, sendo que as crianças com acompanhamento psicológico apresentam níveis mais elevados.
No que diz respeito ao CFQ, verificou-se que não as mães percepcionam-se como responsáveis pela alimentação dos filhos, utilizam muitas vezes a estratégia da restrição alimentar e monitorizam em grande proporção a alimentação dos filhos. Não foram encontradas diferenças entre as atitudes face ao comportamento alimentar infantil de pais de crianças com e sem acompanhamento psicológico. Não se verificaram correlações estatisticamente significativas entre as subescalas do CFQ e as habilitações literárias dos pais.
Neste sentido, pode-se inferir que os resultados obtidos demonstram que os pais têm controlo acerca da alimentação da criança, e revelam alguma preocupação quanto comportamento alimentar dos filhos.
The present study aimed to comprehend parents´ perception about their children's body weight and diet, as well as neophobic behaviors and food preferences, in an exploratory and comparative manner. In order to comply with the established objectives, a Socio-demographic Questionnaire, the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ), the Neophobia Scale and the Food Preferences Questionnaire were applied. In the present investigation, participated 96 parents of children aged between 6 and 10 years old, with 32 parents belonging to the clinical group and 64 being part of the non-clinical group. Regarding food neophobia, we found that children exhibit characteristics of the phobia, with children in counseling expressing higher levels. With regard to CFQ, it has been found that not as mothers perceive themselves as products for the feeding of children, they often use a dietary restoration strategy and they monitor to a great extent the feeding of the children. No differences were found between how attitudes towards the infant food behavior of parents of children with psychological counseling. No statistically significant correlations were found between the subscales of this instrument and the parents' educational qualifications. In that sense, it can be inferred that the results obtained show that parents have control over their children's diet and reveal some concern about their weight and eating behaviors.
The present study aimed to comprehend parents´ perception about their children's body weight and diet, as well as neophobic behaviors and food preferences, in an exploratory and comparative manner. In order to comply with the established objectives, a Socio-demographic Questionnaire, the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ), the Neophobia Scale and the Food Preferences Questionnaire were applied. In the present investigation, participated 96 parents of children aged between 6 and 10 years old, with 32 parents belonging to the clinical group and 64 being part of the non-clinical group. Regarding food neophobia, we found that children exhibit characteristics of the phobia, with children in counseling expressing higher levels. With regard to CFQ, it has been found that not as mothers perceive themselves as products for the feeding of children, they often use a dietary restoration strategy and they monitor to a great extent the feeding of the children. No differences were found between how attitudes towards the infant food behavior of parents of children with psychological counseling. No statistically significant correlations were found between the subscales of this instrument and the parents' educational qualifications. In that sense, it can be inferred that the results obtained show that parents have control over their children's diet and reveal some concern about their weight and eating behaviors.
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Comportamento Alimentar Neofobia Perceção Parental Preferências Alimentares