Development and Initial Validation of the Family Eating and Activity Questionnaire

Pediatric overweight is a growing public health concern in the United States. According to the CDC approximately 17% of children are currently obese (Body Mass Index (BMI) ¡Ý 95th percentile) and the percentage of obese children has tripled since the 1970¡¯s. Both eating and physical activity behavi...

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Main Author: Palcic, Jennette Lea
Other Authors: Carole L. Jurkiewicz
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Published: LSU 2009
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spelling ndltd-LSU-oai-etd.lsu.edu-etd-07062009-1746302013-01-07T22:52:16Z Development and Initial Validation of the Family Eating and Activity Questionnaire Palcic, Jennette Lea Psychology Pediatric overweight is a growing public health concern in the United States. According to the CDC approximately 17% of children are currently obese (Body Mass Index (BMI) ¡Ý 95th percentile) and the percentage of obese children has tripled since the 1970¡¯s. Both eating and physical activity behaviors have been shown to be related to increased rates of obesity; however, there is a lack of assessment tools to measure these behaviors. The purpose of the current study was to develop a psychometrically sound, parent-report measure of family and child behaviors related to obesity in children between 5- and 12- years-old. Item generation, item selection, and initial exploratory factor analysis yielded a 45-item measure called the Family Eating and Activity Questionnaire (FEAQ). The FEAQ contains four subscales measuring health promoting family behaviors, obesogenic behaviors, mealtime routines, and family physical activity habits. Higher parent ratings on the FEAQ were shown to predict a decreased likelihood of their child being classified as overweight or obese. The FEAQ also demonstrated adequate internal consistency and temporal stability. Initial evidence of the convergent validity of the FEAQ with measures of family eating and physical activity habits, parenting behavior, childhood routines, and child conduct problems was demonstrated. The results of the study suggest that the FEAQ is a promising measure of family eating and physical activity habits related to obesity in children. Carole L. Jurkiewicz Amy Copeland Frank M Gresham Mary L Kelley Georgiana Tuuri LSU 2009-07-08 text application/pdf http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-07062009-174630/ http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-07062009-174630/ en unrestricted I hereby certify that, if appropriate, I have obtained and attached herein a written permission statement from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis, dissertation, or project report, allowing distribution as specified below. I certify that the version I submitted is the same as that approved by my advisory committee. I hereby grant to LSU or its agents the non-exclusive license to archive and make accessible, under the conditions specified below and in appropriate University policies, my thesis, dissertation, or project report in whole or in part in all forms of media, now or hereafter known. I retain all other ownership rights to the copyright of the thesis, dissertation or project report. I also retain the right to use in future works (such as articles or books) all or part of this thesis, dissertation, or project report.
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Palcic, Jennette Lea
Development and Initial Validation of the Family Eating and Activity Questionnaire
description Pediatric overweight is a growing public health concern in the United States. According to the CDC approximately 17% of children are currently obese (Body Mass Index (BMI) ¡Ý 95th percentile) and the percentage of obese children has tripled since the 1970¡¯s. Both eating and physical activity behaviors have been shown to be related to increased rates of obesity; however, there is a lack of assessment tools to measure these behaviors. The purpose of the current study was to develop a psychometrically sound, parent-report measure of family and child behaviors related to obesity in children between 5- and 12- years-old. Item generation, item selection, and initial exploratory factor analysis yielded a 45-item measure called the Family Eating and Activity Questionnaire (FEAQ). The FEAQ contains four subscales measuring health promoting family behaviors, obesogenic behaviors, mealtime routines, and family physical activity habits. Higher parent ratings on the FEAQ were shown to predict a decreased likelihood of their child being classified as overweight or obese. The FEAQ also demonstrated adequate internal consistency and temporal stability. Initial evidence of the convergent validity of the FEAQ with measures of family eating and physical activity habits, parenting behavior, childhood routines, and child conduct problems was demonstrated. The results of the study suggest that the FEAQ is a promising measure of family eating and physical activity habits related to obesity in children.
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