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Table 3 Pearson’s correlations between parental feeding practices (independent variables) and family meal frequencies (dependent variables)

From: Parental food-related behaviors and family meal frequencies: associations in Norwegian dyads of parents and preadolescent children

Parental feeding practices

Family breakfast frequency

Family dinner frequency

Family supper frequency

Monitoring

.11*

.04

.02

Child control

-.09**

-.11*

-.03

Encourage balance and variety

.06

.08**

.04

Environment

.13*

.09**

.12*

Involvement

.01

-.00

.02

Pressure to eat

.08**

.00

.01

Restriction for weight

-.01

-.04

-.02

Food as reward

-.02

-.09**

-.00

Restriction for health

-.05

-.06

-.05

Teaching nutrition

.10*

.06

.09**

Modeling

.11*

.06

.08**

Emotion regulation

-.02

-.08**

.01

  1. * p<.01, ** p<.05.