Confirmatory factor analysis of the Child Feeding Questionnaire among low-income African American families of preschool children

Appetite. 2010 Apr;54(2):402-5. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2009.12.013. Epub 2010 Jan 4.

Abstract

This study examined the factor structure for three of the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) subscales, a widely used measure of parental feeding practices, among 296 low-income parents of African American preschool children. Confirmatory factor analysis showed an overall poor fit among CFQ subscales; Restriction, Pressure to Eat, and Concern about Child Weight, (chi(2), (df=87=300.249, CFI=1.00, NNFI=1.07, RMSEA=.091). Additionally, Cronbach's Alpha coefficients for 2 of the three subscales were below acceptable recommendations (Restriction=0.69; Pressure to Eat=0.58). These results suggest further psychometric clarification is needed to understand commonly reported feeding practice constructs among low-income African American mothers of preschool aged children.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Validation Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Black or African American / psychology*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Eating / psychology
  • Factor Analysis, Statistical
  • Feeding Behavior / psychology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Parent-Child Relations
  • Parents / psychology*
  • Poverty*
  • Public Assistance
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Surveys and Questionnaires / standards*