Claire V Farrow
Biographic Data
| ID | 2747437 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claire V Farrow |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claire V |
| FAMILY NAME | Farrow |
| SIGNATURE | FARROW C V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Aston University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9822-957X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 28 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 148 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 28 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
A recipe for success
BACKGROUND: Novel and potentially sustainable alternative proteins, such as cultivated meat, face many barriers when entering the consumer market, yet these are less well explored with children and their parents. AIMS: Across two exploratory online cross-sectional studies, we aimed to investigate the factors influencing the likelihood of trying and regularly consuming cultivated meat, with a focus on parents, their children, and the family. METHO…
Daily manifestations of Children's avid eating behaviour and associations with temperament, parental feeding practices and wellbeing
Recent evidence has identified four distinct eating profiles in 3-5-year-old children in the UK: avid, happy, typical, and avoidant. Among these profiles, children with avid eating behaviour exhibit high responsiveness to food cues, emotional eating, fast eating speed, and low responsiveness to fullness, posing risks for overeating and higher adiposity. Despite the implications, there is limited research on how avid eating manifests and impacts p…
Unravelling the food avoidant profile in school-aged children
Approach to Complementary Feeding and Infant Language Use
Emerging research suggests that a more infant-led approach to complementary feeding may confer benefits for child language, but these findings are based on parent report studies. Using an observational approach this study examines whether different complementary feeding experiences relate to infant language exposure and language use. Fifty-eight parents recorded a typical infant mealtime in the home (mean infant age = 14 months, SD = 4.15). Obser…
Effects of cueing multiple memories of eating on people’s judgments about their diet
Past research shows that recalling a single positive health-related experience, such as exercising, can encourage people's subsequent healthy behaviours. In contrast, we reasoned that attempting to recall many healthy experiences might elicit a metacognitive experience of difficulty that would lead people to perceive themselves as less healthy, and perhaps to make other health-related judgments based on this perception. In two pre-registered expe…
Predicting preschool children's emotional eating
Emotional eating (EE; defined as overeating irrespective of satiety and in response to emotional states) develops within childhood, persists into adulthood, and is linked with obesity. The origins of EE remain unclear, but parental behaviours (e.g., controlling feeding practices and modelling) and child characteristics (e.g., temperament) are often implicated. To date, the interaction between these influences has not been well investigated. This …
Front-of-pack health imagery on both ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’ foods leads people to misremember seeing health claims
The role of child temperament, parental feeding practices and parent emotional eating in predicting emotional eating in children aged 3-5y
An infant‐led approach to complementary feeding is positively associated with language development
The timing and strategy with which parents first introduce their infants to solid foods may be an important predictor of subsequent developmental outcomes. Recent years have seen a decline in the prevalence of traditional parent-led feeding of soft, puréed food and a rise in the prevalence of infant-led complementary feeding. Although there has been some research espousing the benefits of infant-led complementary feeding for improving food fussin…
Parental Feeding, Child Eating and Physical Activity
This study aimed to establish the differences in parental attitudes toward feeding and activity, as well as child eating and activity levels, between families of children living with and without asthma. Parents of children and young people aged between 10 and 16 years living both with asthma (n = 310) and without asthma (n = 311) completed measures for parental feeding, parental attitudes toward child exercise, child eating, child activity level …
Baby-led weaning in Italy and potential implications for infant development
Baby-led weaning is an approach to complementary feeding that emphasizes an infant's ability to self-feed rather than being spoon fed, and to eat minimally-processed foods rather than puréed foods. This study aimed to investigate the variability in infant feeding practices and the possible association with developmental milestones in an Italian population. A sample of 1245 mothers of 6-12 month-old infants completed an online survey about complem…
Front-of-pack images can boost the perceived health benefits of dietary products
Observing Maternal Restriction of Food with 3–5-Year-Old Children
Overt parental restriction of food has previously been associated with child weight; however, most research has relied on self-reported feeding behaviour, or observations which give little opportunity to observe restriction of food. Using a novel lab-based observational technique to increase the opportunity to observe maternal feeding restriction, we explored the relationships between maternal restriction, child responses to restriction and child…
The Stability and Continuity of Maternally Reported and Observed Child Eating Behaviours and Feeding Practices across Early Childhood
Given that many eating behaviours and food preferences develop early in childhood and track across childhood, adolescence and into adulthood, interest has grown in the developmental trajectory of these behaviours. The aims of this study were twofold. First, to explore whether maternal reports of child eating behaviour and feeding practices are validated by independent observations of these constructs. Second, to explore the continuity and stabili…
If at first you don't succeed
Predicting children's fussiness with vegetables
Vegetables are commonly rejected by children, making it is important to consider factors that are associated with children's fussiness with vegetables. The current study aimed to investigate whether fussiness with vegetables is associated with a number of factors including caregiver and child vegetable consumption; caregivers' general feeding practices; and caregivers' vegetable-specific feeding practices. Caregivers (N = 297) of preschool childr…
The importance of mealtime structure for reducing child food fussiness
The aim of this study was to explore how the structure of mealtimes within the family setting is related to children's fussy eating behaviours. Seventy-five mothers of children aged between 2 and 4 years were observed during a typical mealtime at home. The mealtimes were coded to rate mealtime structure and environment as well as the child's eating behaviours (food refusal, difficulty to feed, eating speed, positive and negative vocalisations). M…
Eating Behaviours of Preadolescent Children over Time
The links between childhood eating behaviours and parental feeding practices are well-established in younger children, but there is a lack of research examining these variables in a preadolescent age group, particularly from the child's perspective, and longitudinally. This study firstly aimed to examine the continuity and stability of preadolescent perceptions of their parents' controlling feeding practices (pressure to eat and restriction) over…
Investigating the role of parent and child characteristics in healthy eating intervention outcomes
Recollections of pressure to eat during childhood, but not picky eating, predict young adult eating behavior
Examining caregivers' use of rewards to encourage consumption of vegetables
Breakfast skipping is associated with cyberbullying and school bullying victimization. A school-based cross-sectional study
Relationships between sensory sensitivity, anxiety and selective eating in children
Relationships between temperament and eating behaviours in young children
Food avoidance in children. The influence of maternal feeding practices and behaviours
Relationships between temperament and eating behaviours in young children
Food avoidance in children. The influence of maternal feeding practices and behaviours
Relationships between sensory sensitivity, anxiety and selective eating in children
Recollections of pressure to eat during childhood, but not picky eating, predict young adult eating behavior
Gender Comparisons of Fat Talk in the United Kingdom and the United States
Gender differences in the relationships between bullying at school and unhealthy eating and shape-related attitudes and behaviours
Background. Previous research has found links between being a victim of bullying and reporting more unhealthy eating behaviours and cognitions, particularly in girls. However, little is known about the factors that might mediate these relationships. Aim. The present study compared the relationships between bullying, emotional adjustment, restrained eating, and body dissatisfaction in adolescent boys and girls. Sample/method. Self-report data were…
Investigating the role of parent and child characteristics in healthy eating intervention outcomes
If at first you don't succeed
Breakfast skipping is associated with cyberbullying and school bullying victimization. A school-based cross-sectional study
Baby-led weaning in Italy and potential implications for infant development
Baby-led weaning is an approach to complementary feeding that emphasizes an infant's ability to self-feed rather than being spoon fed, and to eat minimally-processed foods rather than puréed foods. This study aimed to investigate the variability in infant feeding practices and the possible association with developmental milestones in an Italian population. A sample of 1245 mothers of 6-12 month-old infants completed an online survey about complem…
Interpersonal attachment predicts identification with groups
We propose a model documenting the relationship between interpersonal attachment style and identification with groups. We hypothesized that following threat to a romantic interpersonal relationship higher attachment anxiety would be associated with lowered tendencies to identify with groups. In two studies using varied social groups we observed support for this hypothesis. In Experiment 1 we found that participants higher in attachment anxiety id…
Daily manifestations of Children's avid eating behaviour and associations with temperament, parental feeding practices and wellbeing
Recent evidence has identified four distinct eating profiles in 3-5-year-old children in the UK: avid, happy, typical, and avoidant. Among these profiles, children with avid eating behaviour exhibit high responsiveness to food cues, emotional eating, fast eating speed, and low responsiveness to fullness, posing risks for overeating and higher adiposity. Despite the implications, there is limited research on how avid eating manifests and impacts p…
Front-of-pack images can boost the perceived health benefits of dietary products
Interpersonal attachment predicts identification with groups
We propose a model documenting the relationship between interpersonal attachment style and identification with groups. We hypothesized that following threat to a romantic interpersonal relationship higher attachment anxiety would be associated with lowered tendencies to identify with groups. In two studies using varied social groups we observed support for this hypothesis. In Experiment 1 we found that participants higher in attachment anxiety id…
Gender Comparisons of Fat Talk in the United Kingdom and the United States
Relationships between temperament and eating behaviours in young children
Food avoidance in children. The influence of maternal feeding practices and behaviours
Gender differences in the relationships between bullying at school and unhealthy eating and shape-related attitudes and behaviours
Background. Previous research has found links between being a victim of bullying and reporting more unhealthy eating behaviours and cognitions, particularly in girls. However, little is known about the factors that might mediate these relationships. Aim. The present study compared the relationships between bullying, emotional adjustment, restrained eating, and body dissatisfaction in adolescent boys and girls. Sample/method. Self-report data were…
Relationships between sensory sensitivity, anxiety and selective eating in children
Breakfast skipping is associated with cyberbullying and school bullying victimization. A school-based cross-sectional study
The importance of mealtime structure for reducing child food fussiness
The aim of this study was to explore how the structure of mealtimes within the family setting is related to children's fussy eating behaviours. Seventy-five mothers of children aged between 2 and 4 years were observed during a typical mealtime at home. The mealtimes were coded to rate mealtime structure and environment as well as the child's eating behaviours (food refusal, difficulty to feed, eating speed, positive and negative vocalisations). M…
Eating Behaviours of Preadolescent Children over Time
The links between childhood eating behaviours and parental feeding practices are well-established in younger children, but there is a lack of research examining these variables in a preadolescent age group, particularly from the child's perspective, and longitudinally. This study firstly aimed to examine the continuity and stability of preadolescent perceptions of their parents' controlling feeding practices (pressure to eat and restriction) over…
Investigating the role of parent and child characteristics in healthy eating intervention outcomes
Recollections of pressure to eat during childhood, but not picky eating, predict young adult eating behavior
Examining caregivers' use of rewards to encourage consumption of vegetables
Predicting children's fussiness with vegetables
Vegetables are commonly rejected by children, making it is important to consider factors that are associated with children's fussiness with vegetables. The current study aimed to investigate whether fussiness with vegetables is associated with a number of factors including caregiver and child vegetable consumption; caregivers' general feeding practices; and caregivers' vegetable-specific feeding practices. Caregivers (N = 297) of preschool childr…
Observing Maternal Restriction of Food with 3–5-Year-Old Children
Overt parental restriction of food has previously been associated with child weight; however, most research has relied on self-reported feeding behaviour, or observations which give little opportunity to observe restriction of food. Using a novel lab-based observational technique to increase the opportunity to observe maternal feeding restriction, we explored the relationships between maternal restriction, child responses to restriction and child…
The Stability and Continuity of Maternally Reported and Observed Child Eating Behaviours and Feeding Practices across Early Childhood
Given that many eating behaviours and food preferences develop early in childhood and track across childhood, adolescence and into adulthood, interest has grown in the developmental trajectory of these behaviours. The aims of this study were twofold. First, to explore whether maternal reports of child eating behaviour and feeding practices are validated by independent observations of these constructs. Second, to explore the continuity and stabili…
If at first you don't succeed
Front-of-pack images can boost the perceived health benefits of dietary products
An infant‐led approach to complementary feeding is positively associated with language development
The timing and strategy with which parents first introduce their infants to solid foods may be an important predictor of subsequent developmental outcomes. Recent years have seen a decline in the prevalence of traditional parent-led feeding of soft, puréed food and a rise in the prevalence of infant-led complementary feeding. Although there has been some research espousing the benefits of infant-led complementary feeding for improving food fussin…
Parental Feeding, Child Eating and Physical Activity
This study aimed to establish the differences in parental attitudes toward feeding and activity, as well as child eating and activity levels, between families of children living with and without asthma. Parents of children and young people aged between 10 and 16 years living both with asthma (n = 310) and without asthma (n = 311) completed measures for parental feeding, parental attitudes toward child exercise, child eating, child activity level …
Baby-led weaning in Italy and potential implications for infant development
Baby-led weaning is an approach to complementary feeding that emphasizes an infant's ability to self-feed rather than being spoon fed, and to eat minimally-processed foods rather than puréed foods. This study aimed to investigate the variability in infant feeding practices and the possible association with developmental milestones in an Italian population. A sample of 1245 mothers of 6-12 month-old infants completed an online survey about complem…
Predicting preschool children's emotional eating
Emotional eating (EE; defined as overeating irrespective of satiety and in response to emotional states) develops within childhood, persists into adulthood, and is linked with obesity. The origins of EE remain unclear, but parental behaviours (e.g., controlling feeding practices and modelling) and child characteristics (e.g., temperament) are often implicated. To date, the interaction between these influences has not been well investigated. This …
Front-of-pack health imagery on both ‘healthy’ and ‘unhealthy’ foods leads people to misremember seeing health claims
The role of child temperament, parental feeding practices and parent emotional eating in predicting emotional eating in children aged 3-5y
Effects of cueing multiple memories of eating on people’s judgments about their diet
Past research shows that recalling a single positive health-related experience, such as exercising, can encourage people's subsequent healthy behaviours. In contrast, we reasoned that attempting to recall many healthy experiences might elicit a metacognitive experience of difficulty that would lead people to perceive themselves as less healthy, and perhaps to make other health-related judgments based on this perception. In two pre-registered expe…
Approach to Complementary Feeding and Infant Language Use
Emerging research suggests that a more infant-led approach to complementary feeding may confer benefits for child language, but these findings are based on parent report studies. Using an observational approach this study examines whether different complementary feeding experiences relate to infant language exposure and language use. Fifty-eight parents recorded a typical infant mealtime in the home (mean infant age = 14 months, SD = 4.15). Obser…
Psychology (25 works) · Developmental psychology (21 works) · Medicine (19 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (17 works) · Eating Disorders and Behaviors (16 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (14 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Clinical Psychology (9 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Obesity (8 works)