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The children's eating behavior inventory: reliability and validity results.

L A Archer1, P L Rosenbaum, D L Streiner

  • 1Department of Psychology, Chedoke-McMaster Hospitals, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Journal of Pediatric Psychology
|October 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Childhood eating and mealtime problems are prevalent. The Children's Eating Behavior Inventory (CEBI) is a reliable and valid tool for assessing these feeding issues in children.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Pediatric Nutrition
  • Developmental Disorders

Background:

  • Eating and mealtime problems are frequent in children across various developmental stages and medical conditions.
  • A standardized assessment tool for childhood feeding issues is currently lacking.
  • Existing feeding assessments do not adequately capture the transactional nature of parent-child interactions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate the Children's Eating Behavior Inventory (CEBI) as a reliable instrument for assessing childhood eating problems.
  • To utilize a transactional/systemic framework of parent-child relationships in the CEBI's design.
  • To establish the reliability and construct validity of the CEBI.

Main Methods:

  • The Children's Eating Behavior Inventory (CEBI) was developed based on a transactional/systemic model of parent-child interactions.

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  • Data were collected from 206 mothers of non-clinic children and 110 mothers of clinic-referred children.
  • Test-retest reliability, internal consistency, and construct validity were assessed.

    • Main Results:

    • The CEBI demonstrated strong test-retest reliability and internal consistency, meeting established criteria for instrument reliability.
    • Significant differences in mean total eating problem scores were found between clinic and non-clinic groups, supporting construct validity.
    • Mothers of clinic-referred children perceived a significantly higher number of eating problems compared to mothers of non-clinic children.

    Conclusions:

    • The Children's Eating Behavior Inventory (CEBI) is a reliable and valid tool for assessing childhood eating and mealtime problems.
    • The CEBI can differentiate between children with and without eating problems, aiding in clinical assessment.
    • The inventory's development, based on a transactional/systemic framework, offers a nuanced approach to understanding feeding difficulties in children.