TABLE 2.
Factor-loading matrix of identified child feeding styles
| Description of the individual feeding style items as grouped by factor | Factor loading |
|---|---|
| Factor 1. Responsive feeding style | |
| If my baby fusses or get upset during feeding, I try to figure out the problem.1 | 0.39 |
| I feed my baby when she acts hungry.1 | 0.37 |
| My baby's actions tell me what she wants.1 | 0.47 |
| I keep feeding until my baby shows me she is full.1 | 0.53 |
| I stop feeding my when she turns away or shuts her mouth.1 | 0.34 |
| My baby knows how much she needs to eat.1 | 0.38 |
| Factor 2. Forceful feeding style | |
| I have to trick, distract, or entertain my baby to get her to eat.1 | 0.39 |
| I wake my baby to feed her.1 | 0.30 |
| I have to push the nipple or spoon into my baby's mouth to get her to eat.1 | 0.36 |
| I try to get my baby to eat more to last longer between feedings.1 | 0.37 |
| Do you try to get your baby to finish his breast milk or formula?2 | 0.67 |
| Do you try to get your baby to finish his food?2 | 0.55 |
| Factor 3. Restrictive feeding style | |
| If my baby is hungry before feeding time, I try to get her to wait.1 | 0.39 |
| If I let my baby eat as much as she wants, she will get too big or heavy.1 | 0.60 |
| If I do what my baby wants it will spoil her.1 | 0.40 |
| Are you very careful not to feed your baby too much?2 | 0.39 |
| When others feed your baby, do you worry she'll eat too much?2 | 0.40 |
| Do you carefully control how much your baby eats?2 | 0.44 |
| When others feed your baby, do you worry about the kinds of foods she'll eat?2 | 0.33 |
| Factor 4. Indulgent feeding style | |
| Do you let your baby eat whatever she wants?3 | 0.49 |
| If your baby likes sugary drinks, do you always let her have them?3 | 0.40 |
| If your baby prefers to eat while watching TV, do you let her?3 | 0.37 |
| When your baby cries, do you immediately feed her?3 | 0.30 |
| Factor 5. Uninvolved feeding style | |
| Do you know what infant is eating?3 | 0.55 |
| Do you know when infant is eating?3 | 0.49 |