A NATURALISTC STUDY OF PRE-SCHOOLERS BEHAVIOR AT MEALTIME
Abstract
The exploratory study aimed to identify the variables
which could be interacting in the lunch situation of pre-school children.
The subjects were ten girls and ten boys, aged three to five years, and
the aduits present during the meai. Behavior data were collected
through direct observation techniques (child behavior) and áudio
recording during two meals at lunchtime in the family home. Mothers
were interviewed before and after the observations. The results
revealed that the children spent most of their mealtime sitting down
and eating, although other behaviors were also identified.
The aduits produced a large number of orders and verbalizations
for the purpose of orienting, informing and helping their children to eat.
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with children: Effectiveness of a parent advice package on pre-meal inappropriate
behavior. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 16 (1), 55-68.
BERSTEIN, I. L (1978). Learnedtaste aversion in children receivingchemotherapy.
Science, 200, 1302-1303.
BIRCH, L L. (1 980). Effects of peer models' food choices and eating behaviors preschoolers' food preferences. Child Development, 51 (2), 489-496.
BRITO, M. E.,& METTEL, T. P. (1982). Pais como agentes de mudança comportamento alimentar de crianças de cinco anos. Ciência e Cultura. Resumos,
34 (7), 889.
FAGUNDES, A. J. (1 982). Descrição, definição e registro de comportamento. Paulo. EDICION.
HARPER, L V., & SANDERS, K. M. (1975). The effect of adults' eating chiiden's acceptance of unfamiliar foods. Journal of Experimental Child
Psychology, 20 (1), 206-214.
JELLIFFE, D. B. (1966). The assessmentofthenutritional, status ofthe community.
World Health Organization - Monograph series n? 53, Genebra.
LYMAN, B. (1982). The nutritional values and food group characteristics of foods
preferred during various emotions. The Journal of Psychology, 112, 121-1 27.
MACMAHON, R., & FOREHAND, R. (1978). Nonprescription behavior therapy:
Effectiveness of a brochure in teaching mothers to correct their children's
inappropriate mealtime behavior. Behavior Therapy, 9 (5), 814-820.
MARTURANO, E. M. (1977). Padrões de interação verbal criança-mãe durante o
almoço. Psicologia, 3 (2), 79-100.
PATTERSON, G. R., & REID, J. B. (1970). Reciprocity and coercion: Two facts of a
social system. Em C. NEURINGER & J. MICHAEL (Eds.), Behavior modification
in clinicai psychology. Nova Iorque: Appleton-Century ”” Crofts.
PATTERSON, G. R. (1980). Mothers: The unacknowledged victims. Monographs of
the Society for Research in Child Development, 45 (5).
POLIVY, J., HERMAN, P., YOUNGER, J., & ERSKINE, B. (1 979). Effects of a model
on eating behavior: The induction of a restrained eating style. Journal of
Personality, 47 (1), 100-117.
ROLLS, B., ROWE, E. A., ROLLS, E. I., KINGSTON, B., MEGSON, A., (1981). Variety in a meai enhances food intake in man. Physio/ogy and
Behavior, 26 (2), 215-221.
ROLLS, B. J., ROWE, E. A., & ROLLS, E. T. (1982). How sensory properties of food
affect human feeding behavior. Physiology and Behavior, 29 (3), 409-417.
SUEDFELD, P., & CLARKE, J. C. (1981). Specific food aversion acquired during
restricted environmental stimulation. Journal ofApplied Social Psychology, 71
(6), 538-547.
UNICEF (1982). Fundo das Nações Unidas para a Infância. Perfil estatístico de
crianças e mães no Brasil- aspectos nutricionais 1974-1975. Rio de Janeiro:
IBGE.
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2012-05-17
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Fonseca de Brito, M. E., & Pontual de Lemos Mettel, T. (2012). A NATURALISTC STUDY OF PRE-SCHOOLERS BEHAVIOR AT MEALTIME. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 2(1), 1–13. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/16984
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