title: An evaluation of the validity and reliability of a food behavior checklist modified for children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to report the construct validity and internal consistency reliability of the Food Behavior Checklist modified for children (FBC-MC), with low-income, Youth Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)-eligible children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Using a cross-sectional research design, construct validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis (weighted least squares method), and internal consistency reliability for 3 subscales was assessed using Cronbach alpha.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ninety-seven children from low-income families completed the FBC-MC. Indicator tests suggest adequate model fit (comparative fit index = 0.962; root mean square error of approximation = 0.064) and item factor loadings were significant for all subscales (P < .05). The instrument appeared to have adequate reliability for 1 subscale (fruit and vegetable consumption, alpha = 0.67), but not for the other 2 (milk consumption, alpha = 0.43; healthful eating behaviors, alpha = 0.56).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The FBC-MC may be a suitable instrument for evaluating dietary behaviors among Youth EFNEP-eligible children; however, more work is needed to establish internal reliability and criterion validity.
authors.affiliation: The Health Promotion and Education Program, The University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA. branscpw@mail.uc.edu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Branscum
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kaye
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Succop
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D053198:Child Nutrition Sciences / Q000193:education*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004034:Diet Surveys; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009820:Ohio; D011203:Poverty; D015397:Program Evaluation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*