title: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Child Feeding Questionnaire among low-income African American families of preschool children.
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.
authors.affiliation: University of Colorado Denver, Department of Pediatrics, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. richard.boles@ucdenver.edu
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Boles
authors.forename: Timothy D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Leigh A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Chamberlin
authors.forename: Jessica M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Valenzuela
authors.forename: Susan N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: Susan L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Scott W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Powers
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004435:Eating / Q000523:psychology; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011203:Poverty; D011632:Public Assistance; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*