Alison K Ventura
Biographic Data
| ID | 5500989 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alison K Ventura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alison K |
| FAMILY NAME | Ventura |
| SIGNATURE | VENTURA A K |
| AFFILIATIONS | California Polytechnic State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2948-4446 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Parent social media use and gaming on mobile phones, technoference in family time, and parenting stress
2.89 years), we examined parents' phone use for texting/calling, social media use, mobile gaming, and perceptions of cutting into family time; we also examined differences between mothers and fathers and associations with parenting stress. Mothers engaged in greater social media use but less mobile gaming compared to fathers; 61% of mothers and 38% of fathers used social media 31+ minutes per day, while 23% of fathers and 16% of mothers played mo…
Adaptation of the Remote Food Photography Method to Assess Infant Intake During Bottle‐Feeding of Ready‐to‐Feed Formula
Bottle-fed infants are at a higher risk for obesity, yet interventions to modify bottle-feeding patterns have shown limited success. Accurate assessment of bottle-feeding patterns is an important basis for targeted interventions. Caregiver reports are susceptible to bias, highlighting the need for more robust methods. One promising approach is the Remote Food Photography Method (RFPM), which involves analysis of digital photographs to objectively…
The moderating effects of child appetitive traits on the association between parental controlling feeding practices and child weight status at 18 and 24 months
Maternal depressive symptom trajectories and associations with child feeding
A Moderate-Severe and Stable depressive symptom trajectory was associated with more responsive feeding practices and a Mild-Moderate and Stable trajectory was associated with higher restrictive feeding. Preliminary evidence suggests that depressive symptoms impact mothers' ability to match their use of restriction to the temperamental needs of their child
Development of the Baby Behaviors when Satiated (Babes) behavioral coding scheme
Maternal responsiveness and toddler body mass index z-score
WIC Participants’ Perceptions of Covid-19-Related Changes to WIC Recertification and Service Delivery
Infant Age Moderates Associations between Infant Temperament and Maternal Technology Use during Infant Feeding and Care
Previous research illustrated that infants' temperamental traits shape parents' behaviors, but parents' behaviors can also elicit or intensify infants' behaviors in ways that shape temperament. One understudied aspect of parenting that may exhibit bidirectional influences with temperament is parent technology use (e.g., use of mobile devices) within family contexts. To date, few studies have examined whether maternal technology use is associated …
Associations between mothers' use of food to soothe, feeding mode, and infant weight during early infancy
Weight status and rate of weight gain in the first six months postpartum are strong predictors of later obesity; thus, infant feeding practices are an important target for obesity prevention efforts. The use of food to soothe (FTS) is associated with less-favorable eating habits and weight outcomes for older infants and children. However, few studies have examined correlates of use of FTS during early infancy. The primary aim of this cross-sectio…
Associations between parenting stress, parent feeding practices, and perceptions of child eating behaviors during the Covid-19 pandemic
The aim of this study was to explore associations between parenting stress, feeding practices, and perceptions of children's eating behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents (n = 284) of children ages 4-6 years completed a cross-sectional online survey during the onset of pandemic-related stay-at-home mandates in the U.S. Parents reported current levels of parenting stress, feeding practices, and child eating behaviors. Parents also reporte…
Mother–infant interactions and infant intake during breastfeeding versus bottle‐feeding expressed breast milk
Bottle-fed infants are at higher risk for rapid weight gain compared with breastfed infants. Few studies have attempted to disentangle effects of feeding mode, milk composition and relevant covariates on feeding interactions and outcomes. The objective of the present study was to compare effects of breastfeeding directly at the breast versus bottle-feeding expressed breast milk on feeding interactions. Mothers with <6-month-old infants (n = 47) p…
Maternal diet during lactation and breast-feeding practices have synergistic association with child diet at 6 years
Objective: Children breast-fed during infancy consume more fruits and vegetables than formula-fed children. This pattern is likely due, in part, to infant learning from flavours of the mother’s diet transmitted through breast milk, but more research is needed to understand associations between early flavour exposures and later dietary patterns. We examined whether breast-feeding and maternal fruit and vegetable consumption during nursing were syn…
Maternal digital media use during infant feeding and the quality of feeding interactions
Effects of opaque, weighted bottles on maternal sensitivity and infant intake
Caregivers' abilities to assess how much is in the bottle may lead to encouragement of infant bottle emptying and overfeeding. The present study assessed whether use of opaque, weighted bottles (as compared with conventional, clear bottles) improves feeding outcomes. Mothers with infants <32 weeks of age (n = 76) were assessed on two separate days. Mothers fed their infants from an opaque, weighted bottle on 1 day and a clear bottle on the other;…
Associations between bottle-feeding intensity and maternal encouragement of bottle-emptying
Objective To explore longitudinal associations between bottle-feeding and maternal encouragement of infant bottle-emptying during the first 6 months of infancy. Design Mothers completed questionnaires during the third trimester of pregnancy, then monthly during the first 6 months postpartum. Questionnaires assessed family demographics, maternal and infant weight status, infant feeding patterns and maternal encouragement of infant bottle-emptying.…
Mindless feeding
A pilot study comparing opaque, weighted bottles with conventional, clear bottles for infant feeding
Early Influences on the Development of Food Preferences
Differential growth patterns and formula intakes among healthy formula-fed infants
Preventing childhood obesity
Does parenting affect children's eating and weight status?
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, the prevalence of obesity among children has increased dramatically. Although the etiology of childhood obesity is multifactorial, to date, most preventive interventions have focused on school-aged children in school settings and have met with limited success. In this review, we focus on another set of influences that impact the development of children's eating and weight status: parenting and feeding styles and practices. …
Associations between parenting stress, parent feeding practices, and perceptions of child eating behaviors during the Covid-19 pandemic
The aim of this study was to explore associations between parenting stress, feeding practices, and perceptions of children's eating behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents (n = 284) of children ages 4-6 years completed a cross-sectional online survey during the onset of pandemic-related stay-at-home mandates in the U.S. Parents reported current levels of parenting stress, feeding practices, and child eating behaviors. Parents also reporte…
Maternal digital media use during infant feeding and the quality of feeding interactions
Mindless feeding
A pilot study comparing opaque, weighted bottles with conventional, clear bottles for infant feeding
Maternal responsiveness and toddler body mass index z-score
Associations between mothers' use of food to soothe, feeding mode, and infant weight during early infancy
Weight status and rate of weight gain in the first six months postpartum are strong predictors of later obesity; thus, infant feeding practices are an important target for obesity prevention efforts. The use of food to soothe (FTS) is associated with less-favorable eating habits and weight outcomes for older infants and children. However, few studies have examined correlates of use of FTS during early infancy. The primary aim of this cross-sectio…
Does parenting affect children's eating and weight status?
BACKGROUND: Worldwide, the prevalence of obesity among children has increased dramatically. Although the etiology of childhood obesity is multifactorial, to date, most preventive interventions have focused on school-aged children in school settings and have met with limited success. In this review, we focus on another set of influences that impact the development of children's eating and weight status: parenting and feeding styles and practices. …
Preventing childhood obesity
Differential growth patterns and formula intakes among healthy formula-fed infants
Early Influences on the Development of Food Preferences
Mindless feeding
A pilot study comparing opaque, weighted bottles with conventional, clear bottles for infant feeding
Associations between bottle-feeding intensity and maternal encouragement of bottle-emptying
Objective To explore longitudinal associations between bottle-feeding and maternal encouragement of infant bottle-emptying during the first 6 months of infancy. Design Mothers completed questionnaires during the third trimester of pregnancy, then monthly during the first 6 months postpartum. Questionnaires assessed family demographics, maternal and infant weight status, infant feeding patterns and maternal encouragement of infant bottle-emptying.…
Effects of opaque, weighted bottles on maternal sensitivity and infant intake
Caregivers' abilities to assess how much is in the bottle may lead to encouragement of infant bottle emptying and overfeeding. The present study assessed whether use of opaque, weighted bottles (as compared with conventional, clear bottles) improves feeding outcomes. Mothers with infants <32 weeks of age (n = 76) were assessed on two separate days. Mothers fed their infants from an opaque, weighted bottle on 1 day and a clear bottle on the other;…
Maternal digital media use during infant feeding and the quality of feeding interactions
Maternal diet during lactation and breast-feeding practices have synergistic association with child diet at 6 years
Objective: Children breast-fed during infancy consume more fruits and vegetables than formula-fed children. This pattern is likely due, in part, to infant learning from flavours of the mother’s diet transmitted through breast milk, but more research is needed to understand associations between early flavour exposures and later dietary patterns. We examined whether breast-feeding and maternal fruit and vegetable consumption during nursing were syn…
Mother–infant interactions and infant intake during breastfeeding versus bottle‐feeding expressed breast milk
Bottle-fed infants are at higher risk for rapid weight gain compared with breastfed infants. Few studies have attempted to disentangle effects of feeding mode, milk composition and relevant covariates on feeding interactions and outcomes. The objective of the present study was to compare effects of breastfeeding directly at the breast versus bottle-feeding expressed breast milk on feeding interactions. Mothers with <6-month-old infants (n = 47) p…
WIC Participants’ Perceptions of Covid-19-Related Changes to WIC Recertification and Service Delivery
Infant Age Moderates Associations between Infant Temperament and Maternal Technology Use during Infant Feeding and Care
Previous research illustrated that infants' temperamental traits shape parents' behaviors, but parents' behaviors can also elicit or intensify infants' behaviors in ways that shape temperament. One understudied aspect of parenting that may exhibit bidirectional influences with temperament is parent technology use (e.g., use of mobile devices) within family contexts. To date, few studies have examined whether maternal technology use is associated …
Associations between mothers' use of food to soothe, feeding mode, and infant weight during early infancy
Weight status and rate of weight gain in the first six months postpartum are strong predictors of later obesity; thus, infant feeding practices are an important target for obesity prevention efforts. The use of food to soothe (FTS) is associated with less-favorable eating habits and weight outcomes for older infants and children. However, few studies have examined correlates of use of FTS during early infancy. The primary aim of this cross-sectio…
Associations between parenting stress, parent feeding practices, and perceptions of child eating behaviors during the Covid-19 pandemic
The aim of this study was to explore associations between parenting stress, feeding practices, and perceptions of children's eating behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Parents (n = 284) of children ages 4-6 years completed a cross-sectional online survey during the onset of pandemic-related stay-at-home mandates in the U.S. Parents reported current levels of parenting stress, feeding practices, and child eating behaviors. Parents also reporte…
Maternal responsiveness and toddler body mass index z-score
Maternal depressive symptom trajectories and associations with child feeding
A Moderate-Severe and Stable depressive symptom trajectory was associated with more responsive feeding practices and a Mild-Moderate and Stable trajectory was associated with higher restrictive feeding. Preliminary evidence suggests that depressive symptoms impact mothers' ability to match their use of restriction to the temperamental needs of their child
Development of the Baby Behaviors when Satiated (Babes) behavioral coding scheme
Parent social media use and gaming on mobile phones, technoference in family time, and parenting stress
2.89 years), we examined parents' phone use for texting/calling, social media use, mobile gaming, and perceptions of cutting into family time; we also examined differences between mothers and fathers and associations with parenting stress. Mothers engaged in greater social media use but less mobile gaming compared to fathers; 61% of mothers and 38% of fathers used social media 31+ minutes per day, while 23% of fathers and 16% of mothers played mo…
Adaptation of the Remote Food Photography Method to Assess Infant Intake During Bottle‐Feeding of Ready‐to‐Feed Formula
Bottle-fed infants are at a higher risk for obesity, yet interventions to modify bottle-feeding patterns have shown limited success. Accurate assessment of bottle-feeding patterns is an important basis for targeted interventions. Caregiver reports are susceptible to bias, highlighting the need for more robust methods. One promising approach is the Remote Food Photography Method (RFPM), which involves analysis of digital photographs to objectively…
The moderating effects of child appetitive traits on the association between parental controlling feeding practices and child weight status at 18 and 24 months
Medicine (17 works) · Psychology (14 works) · Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (12 works) · Developmental psychology (11 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (11 works) · Pediatrics (9 works) · Breast feeding (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Obesity (5 works)