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Development and preliminary validation of a feeding coparenting scale (FCS)
Cin Cin Tan1, Julie C Lumeng2, Alison L Miller3
1Center for Human Growth and Development, University of Michigan, USA; Department of Psychology, University of Toledo, USA.
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|May 1, 2019
Summary
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Area of Science:
- Child Nutrition and Development
- Parenting and Family Studies
- Behavioral Science
Background:
- Growing evidence highlights the significant role of both mothers and fathers in children's eating habits and obesity risk.
- Parental roles in shaping child eating behaviors are interconnected, forming a concept known as "food parenting" or "feeding coparenting."
- A validated self-report measure for assessing feeding coparenting between mothers and fathers was previously lacking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a self-reported scale for measuring feeding coparenting between mothers and fathers.
- To assess the psychometric properties, including reliability and validity, of the newly developed Feeding Coparenting Scale (FCS).
Main Methods:
- Developed the Feeding Coparenting Scale (FCS) based on prior qualitative research and established theories of food parenting.
- Administered the FCS and related construct measures to 307 parents of preschool-aged children via Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk).
- Utilized exploratory factor analysis to examine the scale's psychometric properties and conducted correlational analyses to assess construct validity.
Main Results:
- Exploratory factor analysis identified three key factors within the FCS: shared positive views/values, active engagement, and solo parenting in child feeding.
- The FCS demonstrated support for construct validity, showing expected associations with related constructs like relationship satisfaction.
- The FCS total score and subscales exhibited adequate internal consistency for the overall sample, as well as for mothers and fathers separately.
Conclusions:
- The Feeding Coparenting Scale (FCS) appears to be a reliable and valid instrument for assessing how parents mutually engage in child feeding practices.
- The FCS can be a valuable tool for researchers and clinicians aiming to understand and support collaborative feeding coparenting dynamics.
- Further research can utilize the FCS to explore the impact of feeding coparenting on children's eating behaviors and obesity risk.
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