Table 2 Factor loading of the final Chinese School-aged Children’s Eating Behavior Scale (46 items) (n = 342)a
From: Development and preliminary evaluation of Chinese School-aged Children’s Eating Behavior Scale
Dimension name and item | Loading | Dimension name and item | Loading |
|---|---|---|---|
Junk food preference, JP (19.49) | 24. My child would eat more when eating in a restaurant or other family | 0.51 | |
1.My child likes to eat fried food, such as chips and fried chicken | 0.71 | 25. Even if the same food ingredients are made into different patterns or style, my children will eat more | 0.51 |
2.My child likes to eat all kinds of puffed foods | 0.68 | 26. My children eat more when there are guests at home | 0.50 |
3.My child prefers eating instant noodles, hamburger, pizza and other fast foods over family meals | 0.64 | 27. My child eats more and faster when happy | 0.47 |
4.Between milk, yogurt and beverage, my child would choose beverage | 0.64 | 28. My child chooses to eat when he/she feels lonely | 0.46 |
5. My child especially likes to eat sweet foods, such as ice cream and candy | 0.63 | 29. When someone plays with he/her, my child eats more | 0.43 |
6.My child prefers to eat processed meat products, such as canned meat and sausage | 0.62 | Restrained eating, RE (3.74) | |
7. My children like to eat food with heavy flavors, such as salty and spicy ones | 0.50 | 30.During the meal, my child often says that if he/she eats too much, he/she will get fat | 0.74 |
Bad eating habit, BH (10.10) | 31. My child likes to eat meat, but he will limit the amount he eats at a time | 0.74 | |
8. During a meal, my child always plays while eating | 0.65 | 32. My child often limits the amount of food he / she can eat for fear of gaining weight | 0.70 |
9. Even if eats at home, my child doesn't want to serve foods for himself /herself | 0.61 | 33. My child will limit himself/herself to drinks and snacks | 0.65 |
10. If I do not allow to play with toys, watch TV or do other things, my child would not have his/her meal | 0.54 | Enjoyment of food, EF (3.23) | |
11. During a meal, my child will eat more and more slowly | 0.52 | 34. Whenever I give food, my child becomes happy | 0.65 |
12. My child can sit before the dining-table obediently and finish his/her meal quicklyb | 0.52 | 35. My child would be happy when meal time comes | 0.61 |
13. It takes more than 30 min for my child to eat his/her meal | 0.50 | 36. My child is always asking for food | 0.57 |
14. My child has leftovers at every meal | 0.47 | 37. If allowed, my child will keep eating | 0.56 |
15. My child often needs to be fed during a meal | 0.46 | 38. My child is interested in food | 0.46 |
Food fussiness, FF (5.97) | Food responsiveness, FR (2.80) | ||
16. My child only eats the food he/she selected | 0.71 | 39. My child is always attracted to the food in the food shop | 0.65 |
17. My child eats a limited variety of foods | 0.67 | 40. My child wants to eat when watching others eat | 0.64 |
18. My child doesn't eat foods he/she hasn't eaten before | 0.63 | 41. My child wants to eat when smelling or seeing foods | 0.60 |
19. My child refuses many foods because of the food’s taste, smell, appearance, texture, etc | 0.59 | 42. Although my child is full, he/she could eat more when seeing his/her favorite foods | 0.52 |
20. If there is a little food in the meals that he/she does not like, he/she would not eat | 0.56 | 43. Whenever I give foods, my child would eat continuously | 0.47 |
21. My child eats any kinds of foodsb | 0.48 | Appetite, AP (2.42) | |
Susceptible eating, SE (4.41) | 44. My child eats less than other age-matched children | 0.48 | |
22. My child would eat more when using his/her favorite dishware | 0.58 | 45. My child gets full up easily | 0.46 |
23. My child eats more when there is nothing else to do | 0.52 | 46. My child has a good appetiteb | 0.42 |