title: The psychometric properties of the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) in Turkey.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the reliability and validity of the Child Feeding Questionnaire (CFQ) among Turkish parents. The questionnaire was administered to 490 participants. Construct validity was assessed by principal component factor analysis with varimax rotation and reliability was tested by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. For testing criterion-related validity, EAT-40 with DEBQ was also administered to 490 participants. Results showed the presence of seven major factors (perceived responsibility, perceived parent weight, perceived child weight, concern about child weight, pressure to eat, monitoring and restriction) with loadings similar to those of the original questionnaire. Seven subscales of the CFQ had higher internal consistency and test-retest reliability. This study clearly demonstrates the factorial validity and the reliability of a Turkish version of the CFQ.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Health Sciences Faculty, Baskent University, Ankara 06790, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurdan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Camcı
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Health Sciences Faculty, Acıbadem University, İçerenköy Mahallesi Kayışdağı Caddesi No:32, Istanbul 34742, Turkey. Electronic address: murat.bas@acibadem.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bas
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Health Sciences Faculty, Acıbadem University, İçerenköy Mahallesi Kayışdağı Caddesi No:32, Istanbul 34742, Turkey.
authors.forename: Aylin Hasbay
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Buyukkaragoz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012931:Social Environment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*; D014421:Turkey
keywords: Child Feeding Questionnaire; Turkish CFQ; Turkish parents; Validity and reliability