Introduction: In the context of understanding children's food refusal behaviors, such as food fussiness and food neophobia, research has predominantly focused on the role of parental feeding strategies. However, little is known about which general family context variables add to the understanding of children's food refusal behaviors. The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between 1) parents' own use of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies when they are anxious, 2) parents' reactions towards their children's emotions in stressful situations, and 3) parenting styles on the one hand, and children's food refusal behaviors on the other. Methods: Mothers and fathers (N = 157) of young children (M = 4.64, SD = 1.7) completed a series of self- and parent-report questionnaires. Results: The model examining the role of parenting styles was found to be significantly related to food refusal behaviors in children. More specifically, the current findings demonstrate that higher levels of a coercive parenting style were associated with higher levels of both food fussiness and food neophobia in children. Furthermore, higher levels of a chaotic parenting styles were associated with higher levels of food neophobia in children. The models examining parents' maladjusted emotion regulation strategies when anxious and parents' reactions towards their children's emotions during stressful situations were not found to be significant. Conclusions: Factors related to the parenting style appear to be important for understanding food refusal behaviors in children. Replication of the findings using longitudinal and observational designs is needed.

简介：在了解儿童的拒食行为（例如食物挑剔和食物恐惧症）的背景下，研究主要集中在父母喂养策略的作用上。然而，人们对哪些一般家庭环境变量有助于理解儿童拒食行为知之甚少。本研究的目的是检验以下因素之间的关系：1）父母在焦虑时自己使用适应不良的情绪调节策略；2）父母在压力情况下对孩子情绪的反应；3）一方面，养育方式，另一方面是儿童的拒食行为。方法： 幼儿（M = 4.64，SDN 157）完成了一系列自我报告和家长报告问卷。结果：研究养育方式作用的模型被发现与儿童的拒食行为显着相关。更具体地说，目前的研究结果表明，较高水平的强制养育方式与儿童较高水平的食物挑剔和食物恐惧症有关。此外，混乱的教养方式程度越高，儿童对食物的恐惧程度越高。研究父母在焦虑时失调的情绪调节策略以及父母在压力情况下对孩子情绪的反应的模型并没有发现显着的意义。结论：与养育方式相关的因素似乎对于理解儿童的拒食行为很重要。需要使用纵向和观察设计来复制研究结果。