Dept of Nutrition, UC Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
Appetite. 2011 Aug;57(1):229-36. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.05.106. Epub 2011 May 11.
This paper describes qualitative and quantitative aspects of testing a 34-item Toddler-Feeding Questionnaire (TFQ), designed for use in Latino families, and the associations between feeding practices and toddler dietary outcomes. Qualitative methods included review by an expert panel for content validity and cognitive testing of the tool to assess face validity. Quantitative analyses included use of exploratory factor analysis for construct validity; Pearson's correlations for test-retest reliability; Cronbach's alpha (α) for internal reliability; and multivariate regression for investigating relationships between feeding practices and toddler diet and anthropometry. Interviews were conducted using a convenience sample of 94 Latino mother and toddler dyads obtained largely through the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). Data collection included household characteristics, self-reported early-infant feeding practices, the toddler's dietary intake, and anthropometric measurements. Factor analysis suggests the TFQ contains three subscales: indulgent; authoritative; and environmental influences. The TFQ demonstrated acceptable reliability for most measures. As hypothesized, indulgent practices in Latino toddlers were associated with increased energy consumption and higher intakes of total fat, saturated fat, and sweetened beverages. This tool may be useful in future research exploring the relationship of toddler feeding practices to nutritional outcomes in Latino families.
本文描述了对一项 34 项幼儿喂养问卷（TFQ）的定性和定量测试，该问卷专为拉丁裔家庭设计，用于评估喂养实践与幼儿饮食结果之间的关联。定性方法包括内容有效性的专家小组审查和工具的认知测试以评估表面有效性。定量分析包括使用探索性因素分析进行结构有效性评估；Pearson 相关系数用于测试-重测信度；克朗巴赫 α（α）用于内部信度评估；多元回归用于研究喂养实践与幼儿饮食和人体测量学之间的关系。访谈采用便利抽样法，对 94 对拉丁裔母亲和幼儿进行了访谈，这些母亲和幼儿主要通过妇女、婴儿和儿童补充营养计划（WIC）获得。数据收集包括家庭特征、自我报告的婴儿早期喂养实践、幼儿的饮食摄入和人体测量学测量。因子分析表明，TFQ 包含三个分量表：放纵；权威；和环境影响。TFQ 在大多数测量中表现出可接受的可靠性。正如假设的那样，拉丁裔幼儿的放纵行为与能量消耗增加以及总脂肪、饱和脂肪和含糖饮料摄入量增加有关。该工具可能对未来研究探索拉丁裔家庭幼儿喂养实践与营养结果之间的关系有用。
