Table 3.
Loading factors for children eating behavior questionnaire items estimated from confirmatory factor analysis.
| Factor | Variance % | Scale | Factor loading | Cronbach alpha | MacDonald’s ω |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Factor 1 | 25.8% | Food fussiness | 0.896 | 0.892 | |
| 7. My child refuses new foods at first | 0.867 | ||||
| 10. My child enjoys tasting new foods | 0.898 | ||||
| 16. My child enjoys a wide variety of foods | 0.666 | ||||
| 24. My child is difficult to please with meals | 0.585 | ||||
| 32. My child is interested in tasting food s/he has not tasted before | 0.899 | ||||
| 33. My child decides that s/he does not like a food, even without tasting it | 0.727 | ||||
| Factor 2 | 15.4% | Food responsiveness | 0.865 | 0.865 | |
| 12. My child is always asking for food | 0.697 | ||||
| 14. If allowed to, my child would eat too much | 0.702 | ||||
| 19. Given the choice, my child would eat most of the time | 0.827 | ||||
| 28. Even if my child is full up s/he finds room to eat his/her favorite food | 0.720 | ||||
| 34. If given the chance, my child would always have food in his/her mouth | 0.760 | ||||
| Factor 3 | 8.4% | Satiety responsiveness | 0.803 | 0.808 | |
| 3. My child has a big appetite (−0.579 in Factor 5) | 0.320 | ||||
| 17. My child leaves food on his/her plate at the end of a meal | 0.704 | ||||
| 21. My child gets full before his/her meal is finished | 0.734 | ||||
| 26. My child gets full up easily | 0.748 | ||||
| 30. My child cannot eat a meal if s/he has had a snack just before | 0.678 | ||||
| Factor 4 | 6.9% | Emotional undereating | 0.829 | 0.842 | |
| 9. My child eats less when angry | 0.836 | ||||
| 11. My child eats less when s/he is tired | 0.696 | ||||
| 23. My child eats more when she is happy | 0.778 | ||||
| 25. My child eats less when upset | 0.846 | ||||
| Factor 5 | 4.3% | Enjoyment of food | 0.839 | 0.846 | |
| 1. My child loves food | 0.678 | ||||
| 5. My child is interested in food (−0.554 in Factor 1) | 0.369 | ||||
| 20. My child looks forward to mealtimes | 0.492 | ||||
| 22. My child enjoys eating | 0.578 | ||||
| Factor 6 | 3.9% | Desire to drink | 0.878 | 0.895 | |
| 6. My child is always asking for a drink | 0.840 | ||||
| 29. If given the chance, my child would drink continuously throughout the day | 0.884 | ||||
| 31. If given the chance, my child would always be having a drink | 0.906 | ||||
| Factor 7 | 3.7% | Slowness in eating | 0.777 | 0.774 | |
| 4. My child finishes his/her meal quickly | 0.656 | ||||
| 8. My child eats slowly | 0.658 | ||||
| 18. My child takes more than 30 min to finish a meal | 0.784 | ||||
| 35. My child eats more and more slowly during the course of a meal | 0.687 | ||||
| Factor 8 | 2.9% | Emotional overeating | 0.746 | 0.761 | |
| 2. My child eats more when worried | 0.684 | ||||
| 13. My child eats more when annoyed | 0.785 | ||||
| 15. My child eats more when anxious | 0.768 | ||||
| 27. My child eats more when s/he has nothing else to do (0.668 in Factor 2) | 0.357 |
Confirmatory factor analysis based on the loading factor and items grouped by scale. The internal consistency of the scales was calculated with the Cronbach alpha and the MacDonald’s ω. Additional factor loadings for items that loaded in more than one scale are indicated.