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Parental modelling and prompting effects on acceptance of a novel fruit in 2–4-year-old children are dependent on children's food responsiveness

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Blissett, Jackie, Bennett, Carmel, Fogel, Anna, Harris, Gillian, Higgs, Suzanne·2016·British Journal of Nutrition

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Few children consume the recommended portions of fruit or vegetables. This study examined the effects of parental physical prompting and parental modelling in children's acceptance of a novel fruit (NF) and examined the role of children's food-approach and food-avoidance traits on NF engagement and consumption. A total of 120 caregiver-child dyads (fifty-four girls, sixty-six boys) participated in this study. Dyads were allocated to one of the following three conditions: physical prompting but no modelling, physical prompting and modelling or a modelling only control condition. Dyads ate a standardised meal containing a portion of a fruit new to the child. Parents completed measures of children's food approach and avoidance. Willingness to try the NF was observed, and the amount of the NF consumed was measured. Physical prompting but no modelling resulted in greater physical refusal of the NF. There were main effects of enjoyment of food and food fussiness on acceptance. Food responsiveness interacted with condition such that children who were more food responsive had greater NF acceptance in the prompting and modelling conditions in comparison with the modelling only condition. In contrast, children with low food responsiveness had greater acceptance in the modelling control condition than in the prompting but no modelling condition. Physical prompting in the absence of modelling is likely to be detrimental to NF acceptance. Parental use of physical prompting strategies, in combination with modelling of NF intake, may facilitate acceptance of NF, but only in food-responsive children. Modelling consumption best promotes acceptance in children with low food responsiveness.

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  • Approaches used to target food neophobia (sensory education, exposure, modelling, prompting) have all shown some effectiveness in improving children's willingness to try new foods.

    “These approaches have all shown some effectiveness in improving children's willingness to try new foods.”

    From Children overcoming picky eating (COPE) - A cluster randomised controlled trial. (2020) · cites this paper as Blissett, Bennett, Fogel, Harris, & Higgs, 2016

    The Discussion (page unavailable) reports that parental modelling promoted acceptance of a novel fruit, while prompting helped only some children when combined with modelling; prompting without modelling could be detrimental. The introductory passage also describes exposure as facilitating acceptance, but the cited paper does not establish the effectiveness of sensory education. It therefore does not support the claim that all four approaches have shown effectiveness. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • The effectiveness of interventions targeting food neophobia is often limited by individual differences in food approach and avoidance behaviours and by difficulties in encouraging children to experience and tolerate sensory properties of new foods.

    “Nevertheless, the effectiveness of these interventions is often limited by individual differences in food approach and avoidance behaviours and by difficulties in encouraging children to experience and tolerate sensory properties of new foods (Blissett et al., 2016; Nederkoorn et al., 2018).”

    From Children overcoming picky eating (COPE) - A cluster randomised controlled trial. (2020) · cites this paper as Blissett et al., 2016

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Authors
Blissett, J., Bennett, C., Fogel, A., Harris, G., & Higgs, S.
Affiliations
University of Birmingham (GB)
Venue
British Journal of Nutrition
Published
2015-11-25
Volume
115
Issue
3
Pages
554-564
ISSN
  • 0007-1145 (ISSN-L)
  • 1475-2662
OpenAlex
W2215017296
Cited by
76
References
36
Citations by year
2026: 6 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1
FWCI
6.49
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • British Journal Of Nutrition (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Coventry University Open Collections (Coventry university) (submittedVersion)
  • Pure (Coventry University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • The Open Collections (Coventry University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
Keywords
parental role modeling, food responsiveness, food approach, food avoidance, children's food consumption, fruit consumption, picky eating, food enjoyment
MeSH terms
Child, Child, Preschool, Choice Behavior, Cross-Sectional Studies, Diet, Feeding Behavior, Female, Food Preferences, Fruit, Humans, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Surveys and Questionnaires, Vegetables, Meals

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