Validation of a Shortened Version of the Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaire and Associations with BMI in a Clinical Sample of Latino Children

To examine the validity of the Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) through the associations of its 3 subscale scores (food responsiveness, slowness in eating, and satiety responsiveness) with body mass index (BMI). Cross-sectional study of baseline data from a clinic-based obesity p...

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Published in:Journal of nutrition education and behavior 2018-04, Vol.50 (4), p.372-378.e1
Main Authors: Behar, Alma I., Crespo, Noe C., Garcia, Melawhy L., Ayala, Guadalupe X., Campbell, Nadia, Shadron, Lisa M., Elder, John P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body Mass Index
California
Child
Child Behavior - psychology
Child, Preschool
children
Cross-Sectional Studies
eating behavior
Feeding Behavior - psychology
Female
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Latino
Linear Models
Male
Obesity - prevention & control
Parents
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
validation study
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Summary:To examine the validity of the Children's Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) through the associations of its 3 subscale scores (food responsiveness, slowness in eating, and satiety responsiveness) with body mass index (BMI). Cross-sectional study of baseline data from a clinic-based obesity prevention and control randomized controlled trial. Latino pediatric patients (n = 295) aged 5–11 years from a federally qualified health center in San Diego County, CA, with BMI percentiles ranging from 75.5 to 99.0. Child BMI-for-age percentile computed using the standardized program for the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts. Principal components analysis and multivariate linear regressions. Principal components analysis showed a factor structure relatively similar to that of the original 3 CEBQ subscales, with acceptable internal consistency and between-subscale correlations. Analyses demonstrated the validity of the 3 subscales: child BMI was positively associated with food responsiveness (β = .336; P ≤ .001) and negatively associated with slowness in eating (β = −.209; P ≤ .001) and satiety responsiveness (β = −.211; P ≤ .001). The 14-item CEBQ scale may be useful for assessing obesogenic eating behaviors of Latino children. Further study is needed to replicate these findings.
ISSN:1499-4046
1878-2620
DOI:10.1016/j.jneb.2017.08.013