Maternal report of young children%26apos;s eating styles. Validation of the Children%26apos;s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in three ethnically diverse Australian samples

作者：Mallan Kimberley M^*; Liu Wei Hong; Mehta Rati Jani; Daniels Lynne A; Magarey Anthea; Battistutta Diana

来源：Appetite, 2013, 64: 48-55.

DOI：10.1016/j.appet.2013.01.003

The aim of this study was to validate the Children%26apos;s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ) in three ethnically and culturally diverse samples of mothers in Australia. Confirmatory factor analysis utilising structural equation modelling examined whether the established 8-factor model of the CEBQ was supported in our three populations: (i) a community sample of first-time mothers allocated to the control group of the NOURISH trial (mean child age = 24 months [SD = 1]; N = 244); (ii) a sample of immigrant Indian mothers of children aged 1-5 years (mean age = 34 months [SD = 14]; N = 203), and (iii) a sample of immigrant Chinese mothers of children aged 1-4 years (mean age = 36 months [SD = 14]; N = 216). The original 8-factor model provided an acceptable fit to the data in the NOURISH sample with minor post hoc re-specifications (two error covariances on Satiety Responsiveness and an item-factor covariance to account for a cross-loading of an item (Fussiness) on Satiety Responsiveness). The re-specified model showed reasonable fit in both the Indian and Chinese samples. Cronbach%26apos;s alpha estimates ranged from .73 to .91 in the Australian sample and .61-.88 in the immigrant samples. This study supports the appropriateness of the CEBQ in the multicultural Australian context.

• 出版日期2013-5-1