TY - JOUR
T1 - Validation of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in a low-income preschool-aged sample in the United States
AU - Domoff, Sarah E.
AU - Miller, Alison L.
AU - Kaciroti, Niko
AU - Lumeng, Julie C.
N1 - Funding Information:
This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture , under award number 2010-04785 . The study was also supported by the NIDDK 1RC1DK086376 . Dr. Domoff's work on this study was supported by NIDDK R01DK098983 and NICHD R01HD061356 .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - The Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ; Wardle, Guthrie, Sanderson, & Rapoport, 2001) is a widely used measure of child eating behaviors. Yet, only one study has examined the factor structure of the CEBQ among low-income children. In the current study, we examined the internal consistency, factor structure, and validity of the CEBQ among 1002 low-income preschool-age children recruited from Head Start locations in the United States. Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated the CEBQ evidenced a reasonable fit to the data. Results also indicate that CEBQ subscales demonstrate good internal reliability (α's ≥70) and validity, with 7 of the 8 subscales associated with children's BMI z-scores in the expected directions. Equivalent factor loadings and indicator means across White and Black non-Hispanic participants were found, supporting measurement invariance between these two groups. In sum, our study supports the factor structure of the CEBQ among low-income preschool-aged children in the United States.
AB - The Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ; Wardle, Guthrie, Sanderson, & Rapoport, 2001) is a widely used measure of child eating behaviors. Yet, only one study has examined the factor structure of the CEBQ among low-income children. In the current study, we examined the internal consistency, factor structure, and validity of the CEBQ among 1002 low-income preschool-age children recruited from Head Start locations in the United States. Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated the CEBQ evidenced a reasonable fit to the data. Results also indicate that CEBQ subscales demonstrate good internal reliability (α's ≥70) and validity, with 7 of the 8 subscales associated with children's BMI z-scores in the expected directions. Equivalent factor loadings and indicator means across White and Black non-Hispanic participants were found, supporting measurement invariance between these two groups. In sum, our study supports the factor structure of the CEBQ among low-income preschool-aged children in the United States.
KW - Child eating behavior
KW - Confirmatory factor analysis
KW - Low-income preschoolers
KW - Measurement
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U2 - 10.1016/j.appet.2015.08.002
DO - 10.1016/j.appet.2015.08.002
M3 - Article
C2 - 26247701
AN - SCOPUS:84939644116
SN - 0195-6663
VL - 95
SP - 415
EP - 420
JO - Appetite
JF - Appetite
ER -