Confirmatory factor analysis of the Child Feeding Questionnaire: a measure of parental attitudes, beliefs and practices about child feeding and obesity proneness

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作者
Birch, LL
Fisher, JO
Grimm-Thomas, K
Markey, CN
Sawyer, R
Johnson, SL
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Human Dev & Family Studies, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[2] Penn State Univ, Grad Program Nutr, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[3] Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Psychol, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
[4] Univ Colorado, Dept Pediat, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
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D O I
10.1006/appe.2001.0398
中图分类号
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号
03 [法学]; 0303 [社会学]; 030303 [人类学]; 04 [教育学]; 0402 [心理学];
摘要
The Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) is a self-report measure to assess parental beliefs, attitudes, and practices regarding child feeding, with a focus on obesity proneness in children. Confirmatory factor analysis tested a 7-factor model, which included four factors measuring parental beliefs related to child's obesity proneness, and three factors measuring parental control practices and altitudes regarding child feeding. Using a sample of 394 mothers and fathers, three models were tested, and the third model confirmed an acceptable fit, including correlated factors. Internal consistencies for the seven factors were above 0.70. With minor changes, this same 7-factor model was also confirmed in a second sample of 148 mothers and fathers: and a third sample of 126 Hispanic mothers and fathers. As predicted, four of the seven factors were related to an independent measure of children's weight status, providing initial support for the validity of the instrument. The CFQ can be used to assess aspects of child-feeding perceptions, attitudes, and practices and their relationships to children's developing food acceptance patterns, the controls of food intake, and obesity. The CFQ is designed for use with parents of children ranging in age from about 2 to 11 years of age. (C) 2001 Academic Press.
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