Problem eating attitudes and behaviors in young children

Objective: The factor structure of the Children's Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT) and the predictors of problem eating were examined in young boys and girls. Methods: Two hundred and twenty eight children from Grades 2 and 4 completed questionnaires which examined problem eating attitudes and beh...

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Published in:The International journal of eating disorders 1999-04, Vol.25 (3), p.281-286
Main Authors: Kelly, C, Ricciardelli, L.A, Clarke, J.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitude to Health
Attitudes
attitudes and opinions
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Body Image
boys
ChEAT
Child
Child Behavior
Children & youth
Diet, Reducing - psychology
Diet, Reducing - statistics & numerical data
Eating - psychology
Eating disorders
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Feeding and Eating Disorders - psychology
Feeding Behavior
Female
girls
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Medical sciences
prediction
problem eating
Psychology, Child
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Regression Analysis
school children
Self Concept
Sex Factors
surveys
Techniques and methods
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Summary:Objective: The factor structure of the Children's Eating Attitudes Test (ChEAT) and the predictors of problem eating were examined in young boys and girls. Methods: Two hundred and twenty eight children from Grades 2 and 4 completed questionnaires which examined problem eating attitudes and behaviors, body image, and self-concepts. Results: Four factors were found for girls and boys. The girls' four factors, Dieting, Food Preoccupation, Social Pressure to Eat, and Restricting and Purging, corresponded closely to previous studies with older girls and women. Four different factors were found for the boys, Global Problems, Dieting versus Purging, Dieting and Food Preoccupation, and Emotional Eating. However, dieting behaviors in both girls and boys were predicted by poorer body image and in boys emotional concerns about eating were predicted by poorer body image and lower self-concepts. Discussion: There is still relatively little research that has examined problem eating attitudes and behaviors of boys and men. As boys tend to report infrequent dieting, we may need to focus more on the emotional concerns about eating and becoming overweight as a potential indicator of eating problems in boys.
ISSN:0276-3478
1098-108X
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199904)25:3<281::AID-EAT5>3.0.CO;2-T