Abstract
The Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ)is an important measure to assess parent feeding practices as it encompasses a broad range of feeding behaviors, not just behaviors negatively associated with child weight outcomes. However, parent feeding practices have been shown to differ across ethnicities and the CFPQ has not been tested among low-income, Hispanic-American parents with preschool-aged children, a group at elevated risk for developing obesity. A confirmatory factor analysis was performed with the present Hispanic-American sample of Head Start mothers with preschoolers to confirm the original 12-factor, 49-item structure of the CFPQ. Because the original factor structure was not confirmed in the present Hispanic-American sample, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted to examine the psychometric properties of the CFPQ in this sample (n = 187). Among this sample, a five-factor model with 34 items was found to more appropriately assess parent feeding practices than the original 12-factor, 49-item CFPQ. This study provides preliminary validation of the CFPQ for use among low income, Hispanic-American families. Although future research is needed to replicate findings among a larger sample, this study takes an important first step toward more accurately assessing parent feeding practices among this high-risk population to inform tailored interventions that aim to reduce economic and ethnic disparities in child obesity.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 82-90 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Appetite |
| Volume | 140 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 1 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by funds from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Grant R01 HD062567). This work is also a publication of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Children's Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX)and funded in part by the USDA ARS (Cooperative Agreement 58-6250-0-008). The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the USDA, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement from the U.S. government.
Funding Information:
This research was supported by funds from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Grant R01 HD062567 ). This work is also a publication of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Children’s Nutrition Research Center , Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX) and funded in part by the USDA ARS (Cooperative Agreement 58-6250-0-008). The contents of this publication do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the USDA, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement from the U.S. government.
Publisher Copyright:
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Keywords
- Exploratory factor analysis
- Hispanic
- Low-income
- Parent feeding practices
- Preschool
