Confirmatory factor analysis of the Infant Feeding Styles Questionnaire in Latino families.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Parent feeding practices affect risk of obesity in children. Latino children are at higher risk of obesity than the general population, yet valid measure of feeding practices, one of which is the Infant Feeding Styles Questionnaire (IFSQ), have not been formally validated in Spanish.

Objective

To validate the IFSQ among Latino families, we conducted confirmatory factor analysis of pressuring, restrictive, and responsive feeding constructs from the IFSQ.

Design/methods

The IFSQ was administered at the 12-month visit in the Greenlight study, a multi-center cluster randomized trial to prevent obesity. Parents were included if they were of Latino origin (n = 303) and completed an English or Spanish language modified IFSQ (without the indulgence construct). Scor

SUBMITTER: Wood CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4799737 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature