Table 1.
Description of factors of parental feeding practices arising from factor analysis based on pooled baseline data during 2015 to 2017 from the Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-Cities (n = 2139).
| Items | Factors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Concern | Pressure to Eat | Control | |
| 1. My child should always eat all the food on his/her plate. | 0.77 | ||
| 2. I have to make sure my child eats enough. | 0.70 | ||
| 3. I have to be sure my child eats during meal time. | 0.52 | ||
| 4. I will often encourage my child to eat healthy foods that they don’t like | 0.46 | ||
| 5. I offer snacks as a reward for good behavior. | 0.75 | ||
| 6. I have to be sure my child does not eat too much. | 0.61 | ||
| 7. If I don’t regulate my child’s eating, he/she would eat less or more. | 0.55 | ||
| 8. I am worried that my child will suffer from some diseases in the future due to poor diet, such as diabetes, heart disease. | 0.76 | ||
| 9. I am worried that my child will be overweight due to poor diet | 0.79 | ||
| 10. I allow my children to watch TV while eating. | 0.61 | ||
| 11. I have to know when and what food my child eats every day. | 0.53 | ||
| Eigenvalue | 2.76 | 1.31 | 1.22 |
| % Variance a | 25.10 | 11.90 | 11.10 |
| Cronbach Alpha of “concern”, “pressure to eat”, and “control” | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.32 |
| Mean±SD of all three subscales in all children | 16.24 ± 2.25 | 16.00 ± 2.20 | 7.53 ± 1.95 |
| Mean±SD of all three subscales in boys | 16.29 ± 2.25 | 16.09 ± 2.26 | 7.53 ± 1.99 |
| Mean±SD of all three subscales in girls | 16.19 ± 2.25 | 15.90 ± 2.14 | 7.52 ± 1.92 |
Response of parental feeding practices measured scale using a 5-point Likert scale where “Strongly disagree” = 1 and “Strongly agree” =5. a: Each factor’s variance contribution rate.