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Biyi Chen1, Kendra Kattelmann1, Christopher Comstock1
1School of Health and Consumer Sciences, College of Education and Human Sciences, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD.
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
|May 1, 2022
Summary
The Comprehensive Home Environment Survey (CHES) shows promise for measuring food parenting practices. Exploratory factor analysis identified key factors, but further research is needed for validation.
Area of Science:
- Child Development
- Nutrition Science
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Understanding food parenting practices is crucial for child nutrition.
- The Comprehensive Home Environment Survey (CHES) is an existing tool for home environment assessment.
- The psychometric properties of CHES for assessing food parenting practices require further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To conduct exploratory factor analysis (EFA) on the CHES.
- To identify scales within the CHES that relate to food parenting practices.
- To evaluate the construct validity of CHES for food parenting.
Main Methods:
- Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was applied to CHES data from 172 parents of 3- to 5-year-old children.
- Items were categorized into food parenting practice constructs.
- Internal consistency and Spearman correlation analyses were performed.
Main Results:
- EFA identified 4 factors related to general structure, 4 factors within coercive control, and 2 factors within autonomy support.
- Preliminary evidence suggests CHES can measure food parenting practices.
Conclusions:
- The CHES demonstrates potential for assessing food parenting practices.
- Limitations include a small, non-Hispanic White, highly educated sample and lower internal consistency for some factors.
- Confirmatory factor analysis in larger, diverse samples is recommended.
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