Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics for Study Variables
| n | % | M | SD | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child gender | |||||
| Male | 142 | 52.0 | |||
| Female | 154 | 48.0 | |||
| Child race/ethnicity | |||||
| White | 262 | 77.3 | |||
| Black | 16 | 4.7 | |||
| Asian | 18 | 5.3 | |||
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 1 | 0.3 | |||
| Hispanic/Latino | 2 | 0.6 | |||
| More than one race | 40 | 11.8 | |||
| Household income | |||||
| $3000 and under | 75 | 20.8 | |||
| $3001 to $5000 | 108 | 29.7 | |||
| $5001 and above | 142 | 39.1 | |||
| Parent education | |||||
| Some high school | 1 | 0.3 | |||
| High school graduate | 10 | 2.7 | |||
| Some college or technical school | 60 | 16.4 | |||
| College graduate | 122 | 33.4 | |||
| Postgraduate work | 172 | 47.1 | |||
| Emotional overeating (CEBQ) | 371 | 1.60 | 0.54 | 1.00–4.75 | |
| Emotional undereating (CEBQ) | 371 | 2.99 | 0.86 | 1.00–5.00 | |
| Child temperament | |||||
| Negative affectivity (ECBQ) | 371 | 2.72 | 0.57 | 1.17–5.00 | |
| Effortful control (ECBQ) | 371 | 5.15 | 0.69 | 2.58–4.61 | |
| Surgency (ECBQ) | 371 | 5.16 | 0.67 | 3.00–6.55 | |
| CHAOS score | 371 | 26.58 | 7.07 | 13.00–48.00 | |
N sizes differ due to missing data.
CEBQ, Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire; CHAOS, Confusion, Hubbub, and Order Scale; ECBQ, Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire; SD, standard deviation.