Mallan Kimberley M, Daniels Lynne A, de Jersey Susan J
Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia; School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.
Appetite. 2014 Nov;82:43-9. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2014.06.026. Epub 2014 Jul 5.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the factor structure of the Baby Eating Behaviour Questionnaire (BEBQ) in an Australian community sample of mother-infant dyads. A secondary aim was to explore the relationship between the BEBQ subscales and infant gender, weight and current feeding mode. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) utilising structural equation modelling examined the hypothesised four-factor model of the BEBQ. Only mothers (N=467) who completed all items on the BEBQ (infant age: M=17 weeks, SD= weeks) were included in the analysis. The original four-factor model did not provide an acceptable fit to the data due to poor performance of the Satiety responsiveness factor. Removal of this factor (three items) resulted in a well-fitting three-factor model. Cronbach's α was acceptable for the Enjoyment of food (α=0.73), Food responsiveness (α=0.78) and Slowness in eating (α=0.68) subscales but low for the Satiety responsiveness (α=0.56) subscale. Enjoyment of food was associated with higher infant weight whereas Slowness in eating and Satiety responsiveness were both associated with lower infant weight. Differences on all four subscales as a function of feeding mode were observed. This study is the first to use CFA to evaluate the hypothesised factor structure of the BEBQ. Findings support further development work on the Satiety responsiveness subscale in particular, but confirm the utility of the Enjoyment of food, Food responsiveness and Slowness in eating subscales.
本研究旨在评估澳大利亚母婴二元组社区样本中婴儿饮食行为问卷（BEBQ）的因子结构。次要目的是探讨BEBQ分量表与婴儿性别、体重及当前喂养方式之间的关系。利用结构方程模型的验证性因子分析（CFA）检验了BEBQ假设的四因素模型。分析仅纳入了完成BEBQ所有项目的母亲（N = 467，婴儿年龄：M = 17周，SD = 周）。由于饱腹感反应因子表现不佳，原始的四因素模型对数据的拟合度不理想。去除该因子（三个项目）后得到了一个拟合良好的三因素模型。食物享受（α = 0.73）、食物反应性（α = 0.78）和进食缓慢（α = 0.68）分量表的Cronbach's α值可接受，但饱腹感反应（α = 0.56）分量表的较低。食物享受与较高的婴儿体重相关，而进食缓慢和饱腹感反应均与较低的婴儿体重相关。观察到所有四个分量表在喂养方式上存在差异。本研究首次使用CFA评估BEBQ假设的因子结构。研究结果尤其支持对饱腹感反应分量表开展进一步的开发工作，但证实了食物享受、食物反应性和进食缓慢分量表的实用性。
