Development and validation of the Parental Food Choice Guilt Scale.

ABSTRACT: Guilt is an important correlate of the food choices parents make for their children. However, without a validated self-report measure of feeding-related guilt, researchers remain unable to reliably assess its consequences for parents and children. This study developed and validated the Parental Food Choice Guilt (PFCG) Scale. Items were iteratively developed based on feedback from parents and content experts and refined through three preliminary rounds of data collection. The final 7-item PFCG was evaluated using an internet-based sample of 294 parents (194 mothers, 99 fathers) of children aged 3-13. Participants responded to the PFCG alongside measures of child eating habits, parent feeding behavior, and guilt-proneness. Exploratory factor analysis indicated unidimensionality of the under

SUBMITTER: Yaremych HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12393093 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature