Psychometric properties of the spanish version of the parental feeding style questionnaire

  1. Irene Martínez-Hernández
  2. Marina Olmos-Soria
  3. Eduardo Fonseca-Pedrero
  4. María Dolores Hidalgo
  5. Ana V. Valero-García
Journal:
Psicothema

ISSN: 0214-9915,  1886-144X

Year of publication: 2024

Volume: 36

Issue: 2

Pages: 184-194

Type: Article

DOI: 10.7334/PSICOTHEMA2023.184 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Background: There are no validated instruments in Spain for measuring parental feeding styles. The aim was to validate the Parental Feeding Styles Questionnaires (PFSQ) in a Spanish sample. Method: A total of 523 mothers of 523 school-children participated. The children had a mean age of 4.4 years (SD = 1.3), with 51% being boys (M = 4.3 years, SD = 1.4) and 49% girls (M = 4.5 years, SD = 1.3). The PFSQ and the Comprehensive General Parenting Styles Questionnaire (CGPQ) were used. Results: A model of four correlated factors was identified: Prompting/encouraging eating, emotional feeding, instrumental feeding, and control over eating. Cronbach’s alpha for the subscales ranged from 0.64 to 0.86, and McDonald’s Omega coefficient ranged from 0.66 to 0.86. Emotional feeding and prompting/ encouraging eating had values above 0.70, control over eating had a value of 0.68 and instrumental feeding had an alpha coefficient of 0.64 and omega coefficient of 0.66. The factor structure was similar to the original and to other adapted versions. The Spanish sample used more control over eating and prompting/encouraging to eat. Conclusions: The adapted PFSQ is a suitable instrument for assessing the feeding styles of Spanish parents.

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