title: Pilot Study: Survey Tools for Assessing Parenting Styles and Family Contributors to the Development of Obesity in Arab Children Ages 6 to 12 Years.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Our pilot study was conducted to test the reliability of the Caregiver's Feeding Styles Questionnaire (CFSQ) and the Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment (FNPA) in a sample of Arab mothers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-five Arab mothers completed the CFSQ, FNPA, and the Participant Background Survey for the first administration. After 1-2 weeks, participants completed the CFSQ and the FNPA for the second administration. The two administrations of the surveys allowed for test/retest reliability of the CFSQ and the FNPA and to measure the internal consistency of the two surveys.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pearson's correlation between the first and second administrations or the 19-item scale (demandingness) and the 7-item scale (responsiveness) of the CFSQ were .95 and .86, respectively. As for the FNPA, Pearson's correlation was .80. The estimated reliabilities (Cronbach's alpha) of the CFSQ increased from .86 for the first administration to .93 for the second administration. However, the estimated reliabilities of the FNPA slightly increased from .58 for first administration to .59 for the second administration.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In our pilot study of Arab mothers, the CFSQ and FNPA were shown to be promising in terms of reliability and content validity.
authors.affiliation: 1. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University.
authors.forename: Suzan H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tami
authors.affiliation: 1. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University.
authors.forename: Debra B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.affiliation: 2. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Texas Tech University.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Trejos
authors.affiliation: 1. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University.
authors.forename: Mallory
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Boylan
authors.affiliation: 1. Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University.
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018912:Arabs / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000208:ethnology*; D016487:Parenting / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014481:United States
keywords: Arab Mothers; Caregiver’s Feeding Styles Questionnaire (CFSQ); Childhood Obesity; Family Nutrition and Physical Activity Assessment (FNPA); Nutrition; Parenting Style; Physical Activity; Pilot Study