RT Journal Article
T1 Reliability and Validation of the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire in 3-to 6-Year-Old Spanish Children
A1 Jimeno-Martinez, Andrea
A1 Maneschy, Ivie
A1 Moreno, Luis A.
A1 Bueno-Lozano, Gloria
A1 De Miguel-Etayo, Pilar
A1 Flores-Rojas, Katherine
A1 Jurado-Castro, Jose Manuel
A1 de Lamas, Carmela
A1 Vazquez-Cobela, Rocio
A1 Martinez-Lacruz, Raul
A1 Portoles, Olga
A1 Martinez, J. Alfredo
A1 Navas-Carretero, Santiago
A1 Schroeder, Helmut
A1 Fito, Montserrat
A1 Babio, Nancy
A1 Salas-Salvado, Jordi
A1 Leis, Rosaura
A1 Gil-Campos, Mercedes
A1 Ruperez, Azahara I.
K1 Eating behavior
K1 Childhood obesity
K1 Body mass index
K1 Child eating behavior questionnaire
K1 Validation
K1 Reliability
K1 Obesity
AB IntroductionEating behavior is often established during the first years of life. Therefore, it is important to make a research on it to understand the relationships that children have with food and how this can contribute to prevent the development of childhood obesity. An appropriate assessment of eating behavior can be achieved using the "Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire" (CEBQ). This questionnaire has been validated in several populations and languages, but it has never been translated, adapted, and validated for Spanish children. AimTo evaluate the reliability and internal consistency of the CEBQ questionnaire, culturally adapted and translated into Spanish (Spain), in Spanish families with children aged 3 to 6 years, as well as its association with children's body mass index (BMI) to test its construct validity. Materials and MethodsChildren between 3 and 6 years old were recruited from the ongoing MELI-POP randomized controlled clinical trial, as well as from public schools located in middle class neighborhoods of Zaragoza, Spain, to complete the sample. Sociodemographic characteristics and anthropometric measures were obtained according to standardized methods. The 35-item CEBQ questionnaire was completed twice with a time difference of 3 weeks between each response. Statistical analyses included the evaluation of internal consistency and reliability of the questionnaire, a confirmatory factor analysis, and the association between the different CEBQ scales and the children's BMI. ResultsA total of 197 children completed variables; 97 of them were boys (49.2%) and 100 girls (50.8%). Mean age of the total sample was 4.7 +/- 0.9 years. There was a high test-re-test reliability of the questionnaire with values close to 1, with an average of 0.66 and a good internal consistency (Cronbach alpha with values above 0.7), so that a high reliability is established between the items in each scale. A gradual positive association was found between the score of different "pro-intake" scales of the CEBQ: "Food Responsiveness," "Emotional Overeating," and "Enjoyment of food" and the children's BMI; at the opposite, negative associations were observed between BMI and the score of anti-intake scales "Satiety Responsiveness," "Slowness in Eating," and "Emotional Undereating." ConclusionThe Spanish version of the CEBQ is a useful tool to assess the eating behavior of Spanish children because the high reliability and internal validity. There is a significant association between eating behavior and BMI in Spanish children.
PB Frontiers Research Foundation
SN 1664-1078
YR 2022
FD 2022-03-18
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20722
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20722
LA en
NO Jimeno-Martínez A, Maneschy I, Moreno LA, Bueno-Lozano G, De Miguel-Etayo P, Flores-Rojas K, et al. Reliability and Validation of the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire in 3- to 6-Year-Old Spanish Children. Front Psychol. 2022 May 4;13:705912. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.705912. Erratum in: Front Psychol. 2022 Nov 15;13:1075681
DS RISalud
RD Apr 19, 2025