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Validation of the Child Feeding Questionnaire in Spanish Parents of Schoolchildren

Abstract Objective To test the reliability and factorial validity of the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) within a Spanish sample. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting All schools in a Spanish Mediterranean city of about 100,000 inhabitants. Participants From a potential population of 1,623 childr...

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Published in:Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2016-06, Vol.48 (6), p.383-391.e1
Main Authors: Canals-Sans, Josefa, MD, Blanco-Gómez, Ainara, PhD, Luque, Verónica, PhD, Ferré, Natàlia, PhD, Ferrando, Pere Joan, PhD, Gispert-Llauradó, Mariona, PhD, Escribano, Joaquín, MD, Closa-Monasterolo, Ricardo, MD
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Summary:Abstract Objective To test the reliability and factorial validity of the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) within a Spanish sample. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting All schools in a Spanish Mediterranean city of about 100,000 inhabitants. Participants From a potential population of 1,623 children (mean age, 8.5 years), 960 parents (459 fathers and 501 mothers) of 515 children participated (32% response). Main Outcome Measure(s) The Spanish version of the CFQ was completed by both parents. Body mass index of the children was obtained from measured heights and weights. Parents reported their anthropometric and employment data. Analysis Reliability was assessed using Cronbach α. Factorial validity was examined by Procrustes semi-confirmatory factor and confirmatory factor analyses. Results Seven major factors with loadings similar to those in the original questionnaire were found: perceived responsibility, perceived parent weight, perceived child weight, concern about child weight (CN), pressure to eat (PE), monitoring, and restriction. Reliability was adequate for each factor and overall CFQ (α = .86). Goodness of fit indexes for confirmatory factor analysis solutions was acceptable. Item loadings ranged from 0.30 to 0.92. The factor of CN was associated with restriction [multivariate coefficient (R2 ) = 0.14; P  
ISSN:1499-4046
1878-2620
1708-8259
DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2016.03.017