Table 2.
Model fit indices and structural path estimates for the whole sample (n=318), by parent sex and co-feeding level.
| Model | Groups | χ2 | Df | p-value | RMSEA | 95% CI | p-value | CFI | TLI | Food parenting → FR | Food parenting → EOE | Snack parenting → FR | Snack parenting → EOE |
| Whole sample | 128.46 | 59 | <.001 | .061 | .046-.075 | .103 | .960 | .947 | -.221 (.061) | -.494 (<.001) | .240 (.040) | .354 (.003) | |
| By sex (unconstraint) |
Mothers (n=206) | 229.75 | 136 | <.001 | .066 | .051-.080 | .042 | .947 | .940 | -.211 (.217) | -.536 (.003) | .340 (.044) | .398 (.024) |
| Fathers (n=112) | -.227 (.132) | -.434 (.004) | -.011 (.942) | .262 (.109) | |||||||||
| Constraint model | 235.41 | 140 | <.001 | .065 | .051-.080 | .044 | .946 | .940 | |||||
| Model comparison | Chi-square difference test | ∆ =6 |
∆ =4 |
∆ =.226 |
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| By co-feeding (unconstraint) |
Low (n=86) | 214.32 | 136 | <.001 | .064 | .047-.081 | .080 | .96 | .938 | .138 (.564) | -.516 (.040) | -.007 (.978) | .311 (.226) |
| High (n=194) | -.334 (.014) | -.481 (<.001) | .246 (.068) | .323 (.015) | |||||||||
| Constraint model | 218.86 | 140 | <.001 | .063 | .047-.079 | .090 | .946 | .939 | |||||
| Model comparison | Chi-square difference test | ∆ =5 |
∆ =4 |
∆ =.338 |
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Abbreviations: χ2 = Chi-square, Df = degrees of freedom, RMSEA = Root Mean Squared Error of Approximation, CFI = Comparative Fit Index, TLI = Tucker Lewis Index, FR = food responsiveness, EOE = emotional overeating