Confirmatory factor analysis of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in a low-income sample

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• 作者：Martha A. Sparks ; ^{msparksphd@gmail.com} ; Cynthia L. Radnitz
• 关键词：Obesity ; Children ; Preschoolers ; Confirmatory factor analysis ; Hispanic ; African American
• 刊名：Eating Behaviors
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：83_14710153
• 类别：med
• 出版时间：August, 2012
• 卷：13
• 期：3
• 页码：267-270
• 文件大小：144 K

摘要

Although pediatric obesity is prevalent in low-income and African American and Hispanic communities, validated measures of child eating habits are lacking for these communities. In this study, confirmatory factor analysis was used to validate the hypothesized 7-factor structure of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ). The sample included 229 parent-child pairs, the majority low-income and Hispanic (57%) or African American (25%). The a priori structure of the CEBQ failed to replicate. Exploratory factor analysis revealed 3 factors: Disinhibition, Food interest, and Undereating, none predicting child BMI. Although limited by the observational, cross-sectional design, results indicate that the CEBQ needs additional study.