Table 3.
Group means for the LBC items
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Problem scale |
Confidence scale |
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Healthy weight |
Overweight + obese |
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Healthy weight |
Overweight + obese |
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(N = 242) |
(N = 31) |
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(N = 242) |
(N = 31) |
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| Item My child… | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | F | p | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | F | p |
| 1. Eats too quickly |
1.24 |
0.65 |
1.81 |
1.33 |
15.11 |
<0.001 |
8.72 |
1.42 |
8.29 |
1.70 |
2.40 |
0.123 |
| 2. Eats too much food |
1.33 |
0.78 |
2.45 |
1.59 |
42.30 |
<0.001 |
8.58 |
1.51 |
8.03 |
1.70 |
3.48 |
0.063 |
| 3. Eats unhealthy snacks |
1.93 |
0.95 |
2.74 |
1.55 |
17.20 |
<0.001 |
8.34 |
1.48 |
7.48 |
1.75 |
8.78 |
0.003 |
| 4. Whinges or whines about food |
2.45 |
1.24 |
2.84 |
1.37 |
2.57 |
0.110 |
8.15 |
1.43 |
7.74 |
1.79 |
2.09 |
0.150 |
| 5. Yells about food |
1.28 |
0.81 |
1.29 |
0.90 |
0.00 |
0.952 |
8.85 |
1.10 |
9.01 |
0.95 |
0.64 |
0.425 |
| 6. Throws a tantrum about food |
1.24 |
0.76 |
1.45 |
1.23 |
1.88 |
0.172 |
8.44 |
1.75 |
8.35 |
2.04 |
0.06 |
0.808 |
| 7. Refuses to eat certain foods (i.e. fussy eating) |
2.62 |
1.53 |
2.63 |
1.70 |
0.00 |
0.966 |
7.98 |
1.78 |
7.81 |
1.70 |
0.28 |
0.600 |
| 8. Argues about food (e.g. when you say No more) |
1.54 |
0.89 |
1.81 |
0.95 |
2.35 |
0.126 |
8.44 |
1.54 |
8.06 |
1.48 |
1.67 |
0.197 |
| 9. Demands extra helpings at meals |
1.19 |
0.61 |
1.61 |
0.84 |
12.04 |
0.001 |
8.68 |
1.46 |
8.48 |
1.41 |
0.51 |
0.476 |
| 10. Requests food continuously between meals |
1.63 |
0.93 |
2.52 |
1.63 |
20.41 |
<0.001 |
8.49 |
1.40 |
8.13 |
1.50 |
1.82 |
0.178 |
| 11. Demands food when shopping or on outings |
1.55 |
0.86 |
1.77 |
1.02 |
1.81 |
0.180 |
8.63 |
1.42 |
8.55 |
1.23 |
0.10 |
0.754 |
| 12. Sneaks food when they know they are not supposed to |
1.35 |
0.79 |
1.84 |
1.53 |
8.00 |
0.005 |
8.38 |
1.67 |
7.84 |
1.99 |
2.73 |
0.100 |
| 13. Hides food |
1.16 |
0.57 |
1.35 |
1.08 |
2.56 |
0.111 |
8.43 |
1.71 |
7.97 |
1.87 |
1.94 |
0.165 |
| 14. Steals food (e.g. from other children’s lunchboxes) |
1.12 |
0.67 |
1.26 |
1.13 |
1.02 |
0.315 |
8.44 |
1.81 |
8.23 |
1.65 |
0.39 |
0.535 |
| 15. Eats food to comfort themselves when feeling let down or depressed |
1.19 |
0.74 |
1.74 |
1.37 |
12.08 |
0.001 |
8.36 |
1.81 |
8.03 |
1.85 |
0.87 |
0.351 |
| 16. Watches too much television |
2.36 |
1.14 |
3.19 |
1.60 |
13.43 |
<0.001 |
8.03 |
1.48 |
7.39 |
1.65 |
5.09 |
0.025 |
| 17. Spends too much time playing video or computer games |
1.90 |
1.16 |
2.48 |
1.36 |
6.62 |
0.011 |
8.23 |
1.40 |
7.90 |
1.51 |
1.46 |
0.228 |
| 18. Complains about doing physical activity (e.g. This is boring, I’m too tired, My leg hurts) |
1.71 |
1.07 |
2.48 |
1.69 |
12.43 |
<0.001 |
8.22 |
1.64 |
7.52 |
2.03 |
4.78 |
0.030 |
| 19. Refuses to do physical activity |
1.32 |
0.88 |
2.26 |
1.79 |
23.22 |
<0.001 |
8.38 |
1.65 |
7.74 |
2.16 |
3.76 |
0.054 |
| 20. Complains about being unfit or feeling low in energy |
1.21 |
0.71 |
1.58 |
0.99 |
6.68 |
0.010 |
8.53 |
1.58 |
8.00 |
1.63 |
3.04 |
0.082 |
| 21. Complains about being overweight |
1.24 |
0.84 |
1.97 |
1.58 |
16.19 |
<0.001 |
8.42 |
1.71 |
7.74 |
1.95 |
4.23 |
0.041 |
| 22. Complains about being teased |
1.57 |
1.07 |
1.74 |
1.09 |
0.79 |
0.376 |
7.85 |
1.87 |
7.84 |
2.08 |
0.00 |
0.981 |
| 23. Complains about not having enough friends |
1.33 |
0.82 |
1.55 |
1.00 |
1.80 |
0.181 |
7.90 |
1.86 |
8.03 |
1.91 |
0.15 |
0.704 |
| 24. Complains about being unattractive |
1.21 |
0.69 |
1.29 |
0.74 |
0.38 |
0.539 |
8.14 |
1.79 |
8.26 |
1.55 |
0.11 |
0.737 |
| 25. Complains about not fitting into clothes | 1.17 | 0.65 | 1.55 | 1.06 | 7.76 | 0.006 | 8.50 | 1.65 | 8.23 | 1.54 | 0.78 | 0.378 |