Table 8.

Analysis of the reliability of the NIAS-PR (N = 167).

Factor	Item	Correlation
Selective eating Cronbach’s alpha = 0.84	1. My child is a picky eater	0.84
	2. My child doesn’t like many of the foods that other kids his or her age eat easily	0.85
	3. My child refuses to eat everything but a short list of preferred foods	0.78
Poor appetite Cronbach’s alpha = 0.88…	4. My child does not appear very interested in eating; s/he has a smaller appetite than other kids the same age	0.72
	5. Left to his/her own devices, my child would not eat a large enough volume of food	0.76
	6. It is difficult to get my child to eat a large enough volume, even when I offer foods that’s/he really likes	0.90
Fear of negative consequences from eating Cronbach’s alpha = 0.99…	7. My child refuses to eat because s/he is afraid of discomfort, choking, or vomiting	0.98
	8. My child restricts him/herself to certain foods because s/he is afraid that other foods will cause discomfort, choking, or vomiting	0.97
	9. My child does not eat enough food because s/he is afraid of discomfort, choking, or vomiting	0.98