The Screening Tool of Feeding Problems applied to children (STEP-CHILD): Psychometric characteristics and associations with child and parent variables

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1122-1129

  Seiverling, Laura ^a   Hendy, Helen M ^b   Williams, Keith ^c  

^a Westchester Institute for Human Development   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Autism; Feeding problems; Screening tool; Special needs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING DISORDER; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SCREENING TOOL OF FEEDING PROBLEMS; STEP CHILD; VOMITING;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD REARING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79952437895     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.01.012     Document Type: Article

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