Validation of the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire among parents of 5- to 7-year-old children in Sweden.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Parents' behaviours towards food and mealtimes, also known as parental feeding practices, are important in the development of children's eating habits. The Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ) was designed to measure parental feeding practices. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of the CFPQ in Sweden and to assess how it performs across different groups of people.

Methods

Data were from the baseline of a trial promoting children's healthy dietary and physical activity behaviours, the Healthy School Start Plus intervention, conducted in 17 schools in the Stockholm region in Sweden. The CFPQ was completed by 263 parents (59% mothers) of 173 children, aged 5 to 7 years. Exploratory factor analysis and the omega reliability test were

SUBMITTER: Morris Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10719845 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature