Journal
APPETITE
Volume 54, Issue 2, Pages 402-405Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2009.12.013
Keywords
Child Feeding Questionnaire; Feeding practices; Restriction; African American; Low-income; Validation
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service [43-3AEM-0-80.078]
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the NIH [K24 DK59973]
- General Clinical Research Center [M01RR08084]
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This study examined the factor structure for three of the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) subscales, a widely used measure of parental feeding practices, among 296 low-income parents of African American preschool children. Confirmatory factor analysis showed an overall poor fit among CFQ subscales; Restriction, Pressure to Eat, and Concern about Child Weight, (chi(2), (df = 87 = 300.249, CFI = 1.00, NNFI = 1.07, RMSEA = .091). Additionally, Cronbach's Alpha coefficients for 2 of the three subscales were below acceptable recommendations (Restriction = 0.69; Pressure to Eat = 0.58). These results suggest further psychometric clarification is needed to understand commonly reported feeding practice constructs among low-income African American mothers of preschool aged children. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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