Confirmatory factor analysis of the Children's Eating Behaviour Questionnaire in a low-income sample

Eating Behaviors

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 267-270

  Sparks, Martha A ^a   Radnitz, Cynthia L ^a  

^a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Children; Confirmatory factor analysis; Hispanic; Obesity; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDREN EATING BEHAVIOUR QUESTIONNAIRE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MARRIAGE; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATIETY;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84861780685     PISSN: 14710153     EISSN: 18737358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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