TABLE 1.
Maternal responses (n = 180) on the RAQ1
| Questions | Mean ± SD | Possible range of scores |
| Do you deliberately limit how often you buy these foods? | 0.4 ± 0.3 | 0–12 |
| When do you allow your child to have these foods? | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 0–43 |
| In general, do you limit how much of these foods your child is allowed to have? | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 0–44 |
| Is your child allowed to have second helpings of these foods (if served at the house or outside the home)? (reverse coded) | 1.3 ± 0.5 | 0–35 |
| Do you try to keep any of these foods out of your child's reach? | 0.3 ± 0.3 | 0–12 |
1
The RAQ is a measure of parental controlling feeding practices, developed by Fisher and Birch (2). The questions listed were asked for each of 7 energy-dense snack foods: popcorn, pretzels, chips, fruit-flavored chewy candies, chocolate, chocolate chip cookies, and ice cream; descriptive statistics were computed across foods. RAQ, Restricted Access Questionnaire.
2
Response options were no = 0 and yes = 1.
3
Response options were anytime = 0, snack = 1, dessert = 2, special occasions = 3, and don't allow = 4.
4
Response options were never = 0, rarely = 1, sometimes = 2, usually = 3, and always = 4.
5
Response options were always = 0, usually = 1, rarely = 2, and never = 3.