The role of food selectivity in the association between child autistic traits and constipation

Objective This study examines the association between child autistic traits and constipation symptoms, and explores whether this association is mediated by food selectivity. Method The sample included participants (N = 2,818) from the population‐based birth cohort, Generation R (Rotterdam, the Nethe...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 2021-06, Vol.54 (6), p.981-985
Main Authors: Harris, Holly A., Micali, Nadia, Moll, Henriette A., Berckelaer‐Onnes, Ina, Hillegers, Manon, Jansen, Pauline W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
autism
Autistic children
autistic traits
Brief Report
child
Constipation
Eating disorders
Food
food selectivity
gastrointestinal symptoms
mediation
picky eating
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Summary:Objective This study examines the association between child autistic traits and constipation symptoms, and explores whether this association is mediated by food selectivity. Method The sample included participants (N = 2,818) from the population‐based birth cohort, Generation R (Rotterdam, the Netherlands). Parents reported their child's autistic traits at 6 years (using the Social Responsiveness Scale), food selectivity at 10 years (using the Stanford Feeding Questionnaire) and the frequency and severity of constipation symptoms they experienced at 10 years (using the ROME III functional constipation diagnostic criteria). Mediation analyses tested mediation through food selectivity in the association of autistic traits and the number of constipation symptoms, adjusting for covariates. Results There was a positive association between parent‐reported child autistic traits and constipation symptoms (r = 0.08, p 
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/eat.23485