Child temperament is associated with energy intake and its day‐to‐day variability among preschoolers—Results from a cross‐sectional DAGIS study
Authors' conclusion
The results indicate that temperament may shape children's energy intake. Moreover, the role of the ECEC context in children's eating may be different depending on a child's temperamental dispositions, which warrants further research.
Study context
- Population
- Finnish preschool children in the DAGIS study, 2015–2016; temperament reported by parents, food consumption by parent food records (two weekdays outside daycare hours, one weekend day) and by early educators during early childhood education and care (ECEC) hours
- Participants
- 505 children
- Outcome
- Mean energy intake and its day-to-day variability
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Higher surgency associated with higher mean daily energy intake
- Higher negative affectivity associated with greater day-to-day variability in energy intake
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Context-specific associations (home vs ECEC centre)
- Surgency–energy intake association found only in the ECEC centre, not at home
- Negative affectivity–variability association not observed separately at home or at the ECEC centre
Original publication
Child temperament is associated with energy intake and its day‐to‐day variability among preschoolers—Results from a cross‐sectional DAGIS study. Pediatr Obes. Published 4 May 2023. doi:10.
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