Confirmatory factor analysis of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in a low-income sample

Sparks, Martha A.; Radnitz, Cynthia L.

doi:10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.03.002

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“…Our findings differ from those of Sparks and Radnitz (2012), the only other examination of the factor validity of the CEBQ in a low-income US sample. There are likely multiple reasons for why our findings diverge from those of this prior study.…”

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“…Additionally, our sample differed from their sample with regard to racial/ethnic diversity. Our sample consisted primarily of non-Hispanic White and Black primary caregivers whereas Sparks and Radnitz (2012)’s cohort was primarily Hispanic (57.2%). Although we found support for measurement invariance for White and Black non-Hispanic participants, the sample sizes of Hispanic and other racial/ethnic minority participants were too small to test measurement invariance for these groups.…”

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“…Second, confirmatory factor analyses (CFAs) were performed on the original 8-factor model and the recently proposed 3-factor model (Sparks & Radnitz, 2012) using maximum likelihood estimation via Mplus (Muthén & Muthén, 2012). We chose this estimation given that the frequency of missing data in our sample was small (e.g., the frequencies of missing data ranged from n =39 for “Eats less when angry” to n =53 for “Eats more when annoyed”).…”

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“…Sparks and Radnitz (2012) evaluated the factor structure of the CEBQ in a sample of 229 primary caregivers of children who were recruited from Head Start preschools. Sparks and Radnitz’s sample was unique in that most caregivers were Hispanic and Black.…”

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Validation of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in a low-income preschool-aged sample in the United States

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The Children’s Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (CEBQ; Wardle, Guthrie, Sanderson, & Rapoport, 2001) is a widely used measure of child eating behaviors. Yet, only one study has examined the factor structure of the CEBQ among low-income children. In the current study, we examined the internal consistency, factor structure, and validity of the CEBQ among 1002 low-income preschool-age children recruited from Head Start locations in the United States. Confirmatory Factor Analysis indicated the CEBQ evidenced a reasonable fit to the data. Results also indicate that CEBQ subscales demonstrate good internal reliability (α’s ≥ .70) and validity, with 7 of the 8 subscales associated with children’s BMI z-scores in the expected directions. Equivalent factor loadings and indicator means across White and Black non-Hispanic participants were found, supporting measurement invariance between these two groups. In sum, our study supports the factor structure of the CEBQ among low-income preschool-aged children in the United States.

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“…The Children’s Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire (van Strien & Oosterveld, 2008) generates an Emotional Eating subscale and the Children’s Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ, Wardle, Guthrie, Sanderson, & Rapoport, 2001) generates Emotional Overeating and Emotional Undereating subscales. Both scales, however, lump emotional-, stress-, and bored-eating together, and the factor structure of the CEBQ Emotional Eating subscale has not always been replicable (Sparks & Raditz, 2012). In addition, endorsement of emotional- or stress-eating in children by parental or child self-report has been low in a number of studies (Lumeng et al, 2014; Rollins et al, 2011; van Strien & Oosterveld, 2008; Wardle et al, 2001).…”

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Low-income women's conceptualizations of emotional- and stress-eating

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Emotional- and stress-eating have been proposed as risk factors for obesity. However, the way that individuals conceptualize these behaviors is not well understood and no studies have employed a qualitative approach. We sought to understand how women conceptualize emotional- and stress-eating. Sixty-one low-income women from South-central Michigan with young children (ages 2–5 years) participated in either a focus group or individual semi-structured interview during which they were asked about their conceptualizations of eating behaviors among adults and children. Responses were transcribed and the constant comparative method was used to identify themes. Identified themes included that emotional- and stress-eating are viewed as uncommon, severe, pitiable behaviors that reflect a lack of self-control and are highly stigmatized; that when these behaviors occurred among children, the behaviors resulted from neglect or even abuse; and that bored-eating is viewed as distinct from emotional- or stress-eating and is a common and humorous behavior with which participants readily self-identified. Future research and interventions should seek to develop more detailed conceptualizations of these behaviors to improve measurement, destigmatize emotional- and stress-eating and potentially capitalize on the strong identification with bored-eating by targeting this behavior for interventions.

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The factor structure of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire: A comparison of four models using confirmatory factor analysis

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2018

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AimsThe Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) consists of 8 subscales measuring different aspects of eating behavior and is a widely used instrument in pediatric settings, both in relation to eating disorders and overweight/obesity. However, despite its widespread usage, research results have, to this date, been inconsistent in regard to the factor structure of the CEBQ, with several factorial models suggested. The purpose of this study was to systematically compare the 4 factor structures commonly reported in the literature on the 35‐item CEBQ, using confirmatory factor analysis in the same sample.Methods and resultsIn total, parents of 560 children aged 5 to 12 years old completed the CEBQ; 70 questionnaires were incomplete, resulting in a final sample of 490. Confirmatory factor analyses tested the 4 competing models: a 6‐factor model, 2 seven‐factor models, and an 8‐factor model. The 8‐factor model provided an acceptable fit to the data and turned out to be the best fitting model. Correlation coefficients between the 8 factors never exceeded r = .77, supporting the construct uniqueness of the 8 subscales. Results also indicated that the CEBQ subscales have good factorial validity and internal reliability (α ≥ .75).ConclusionIn summary, this study of Icelandic children supports the appropriateness of using the CEBQ as a measure of 8 distinct dimensions of eating behavior style in school‐aged children.

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Confirmatory factor analysis of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in a low-income sample

Cited by 37 publications

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Validation of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in a low-income preschool-aged sample in the United States

Validation of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in a low-income preschool-aged sample in the United States

Low-income women's conceptualizations of emotional- and stress-eating

The factor structure of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire: A comparison of four models using confirmatory factor analysis

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